Trading rises as market indices maintain positive trend
Graphics: Agamir Somoy
Trading on the country’s main stock market, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), ended with an upward trend in its indices on the fourth trading day of the week. Share prices of most listed companies rose during Wednesday’s session.
According to DSE data, the benchmark DSEX index rose 46.72 points to 5,433 points on Wednesday. Among the other two indices, the Shariah based DSES index gained 7.71 points to reach 1,054 points. The DS30 index, comprising 30 selected companies, rose 8.34 points to stand at 2,096 points.
Shares and units worth Tk 4.4095 billion were traded on the DSE during the session. This was higher than the Tk 4.035084 billion recorded in the previous trading session. Shares and units of 391 companies changed hands in total. Of these, share prices of 263 companies rose, 76 declined and 52 remained unchanged.
Dragon Sweater and Spinning Ltd topped the list of gainers, with its share price rising 13.41 percent from the previous day’s close. BBS Cables PLC ranked second with a 9.85 percent gain, while Queen South Textile Mills Ltd placed third with a 9.82 percent increase.
The other companies among the top 10 gainers were ACME Pesticides, Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals, Agrani Insurance, Bengal Windsor Thermoplastics, Bangladesh General Insurance Company, Prime Finance First Mutual Fund and Golden Harvest Agro Industries Ltd.
Meanwhile, City Bank led the turnover chart. Shares worth Tk 158.8 million of the company were traded during the session. Anwar Galvanizing ranked second with shares worth Tk 153 million changing hands, followed by BRAC Bank in third place with Tk 150.5 million in share transactions.
The other companies among the top 10 by turnover were Envoy Textiles, Prime Finance First Mutual Fund, Prime Bank, Matin Spinning Mills, Saiham Textile, Apex Spinning and Sonali Aansh.
