Stocks extend upbeat

Business Desk :
Country’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on Sunday continued a winning streak as optimistic investors maintained their buying appetite.
DSE extended its winning streak for the ninth consecutive session as enthusiastic investors continued their buoyancy on sector specific issues, especially low-cap stocks.
The broad index, DSEX settled at 5,498.21 points on Sunday with a gain of 63.18 points or 1.16 percent. Besides, two selective indices, Blue Chip index, DSE30 and Shariah index, DSES also went up by 30.13 points and 18.34 points to settle at 2,117.69 points and 1,255.73 points respectively.
DSE’s turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, stood at Taka 11,888.62 million from Taka 8,832.93 million in the previous session.
Gainers took lead over losers as out of 359 issues traded, 201 securities gained price while 80 declined and 78 remained unchanged.
Beximco topped the turnover chart followed by Beximco Pharma, LHBL, Lanka Bangla Finance and Renata.
The top 10 gainers were – Agrani Insurance, Phenix Insurance, DOMINAGE, Provati Insurance, KBPPWBIL, Meghna Life, NFML, Fortune, BGIC and AOL.