Stocks maintain gaining streak

Business Desk :
Country’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) today also witnessed an upward trend like earlier as investors continued their buying spree on large-cap issues amid optimism.

DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 4.49 points to settle at 6,223.03. The DSE 30 Index, comprising blue chips, and the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 4.96 points to finish at 2,108.32 and 1.92 points closing at 1,353.21, reports BSS.

Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, increased to Taka 3886.92 million on the country’s premier bourse which was Taka 3029.50 million. Out of 309 issues traded, 68 closed green, 71 in the red and 170 remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor. SAMATALETH was the day’s best performer, posting a gain of 17.52 per cent while PDL was the worst loser, losing 8.53 percent.