Dhaka – Stock markets on Wednesday continued the upward trend when the large-cap securities of the market advanced further on active buying. All the major sectors, including ceramics, IT, food and allied, engineering and financial institution, maintained price indices in green zone at the country’s twin stock exchanges. The broader DSEX of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) finished the day 5.26 points up at 4714.05. The Shariah DSES followed it by 0.71 points up at 1130.07. The blue-chips DS30 was slightly 1.07 points down at 1783.85. Similarly, the prime CASPI index at Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) was 22.83 points up at 14491.59. The transaction at DSE was 17.35 crore share and the total value of the shares was Taka 526.79 crore. At DSE, out of the day’s 322 traded issues, 148 closed higher against 111 losing scrips. At CSE, 250 issues traded while 126 closed higher against 86 closed lower. The major gaining issues were Standard Ceramic, Intech, Gemini Sea Food, Renwick Ja and Premier Lea. The major losing issues were Standard Insurance, Fine Foods, Beach Hatchery, Shyampur Sugar Mills and Pragati Insurance. Singer BD topped the turnover leaders followed by Jamuna oil, MJL BD, BSC and Lafarge Surma Cement Limited (LAFSURCEML). – Agencies
