Stocks close higher
All indices of the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses rose yesterday.
The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, gained 13 points, or 0.21 per cent, to 6,352. The DS30, the blue-chip index, rose 0.16 per cent to 2,192 while the DSES, the shariah-compliant index, went up 0.22 per cent to 1,378.
Turnover, a key indicator of the market, surged 35.9 per cent to Tk 1,063 crore. Of the securities, 82 advanced, 97 declined and 166 did not show any price movement.
Navana Pharmaceuticals posted the highest gain with an increase of 9.9 per cent. Progressive Life Insurance, Sonali Life Insurance Company, Yeakin Polymer, and Chartered Life Insurance Company were among the top gainers.
National Tea Company was the sharpest loser, shedding 6.1 per cent. Metro Spinning, Crystal Insurance Company, and Paramount Insurance Company were also on the list of the major losers.
The Caspi, the all-share price index of the Chittagong Stock Exchange, jumped 59 points, or 0.31 per cent, to close the day at 18,762.
Of the issues, 76 rose, 54 retreated and 77 did not see any price swing.
However, the turnover of the port city bourse dipped 54 per cent to Tk 21.62 crore.
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