Stocks open positive amid surge in DSE turnover
Stocks
Equity indices of the stock exchanges have reported gains amid soaring DSE turnover in the early hour of the trading session on Tuesday.
In the first hour, DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose by 1 % or 51.83 points to 5,229 till 11:00 am.
However, turnover, a major indicator of the market, on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) trading floor surged by 98% to Tk197.56 crore during the session.
Beximco Limited led the turnover chart at DSE, followed by Robi and Asia Pacific Insurance.
Out of the 304 issues traded during the same time frame, DSE had 198 gainers against 25 losers, while prices of 81 scrips remained unchanged.
Meanwhile, the benchmark index CASPI at the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) jumped by 122 points to 15,087.
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