Dhaka stocks rise for fourth day: BRAC Bank shares worth Tk 18.5mn traded on DSE block market
Business Report:
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange closed higher for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday.
The DSEX, the main index of the bourse, rose 61.55 points, or 1.19 percent, to settle at 5,194.03.
The other indices also rose to end their trading. The Shariah-compliant DSES went up 1.55 percent to 1,137.15.
The DS30, comprising the blue-chip shares, increased 2.17 percent to close at 1,978.73.
Turnover, a key gauge of investor participation, was Tk 775.90 crore, down from Tk 789.68 crore in the previous session.
A total of 224,144 trades were executed, while block transactions amounted to Tk 10.52 crore across 29 scrips.
Market breadth showed a mixed picture with 180 stocks advancing, 146 declining, and 72 remaining unchanged.
BRAC Bank shares worth Tk 18.5 million have been traded on the block market of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).
It accounted for 17.59 percent of the day’s total block trades worth Tk 105.2 million on the main bourse of the country on Sunday.
A total of 302,000 shares of the bank changed hands at a rate of Tk 61.50 each in a single transaction involving one buyer.
Among A-category scrips, 98 gained, 84 lost and 37 remained unchanged.