Trading on Bangladesh’s major stock exchanges began with a positive trend on Thursday, May 22—the final working day of the week—with both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) showing early gains.
By 10:30 AM, the DSE’s key index, DSEX, had climbed 21 points to 4,823. The DSE Shariah Index rose by 7 points to 1,057, while the DS30 Index increased by 8 points to 1,789.
During this period, trading volume on the DSE reached BDT 432.7 million. Out of all traded companies, 218 saw price increases, 45 declined, and 73 remained unchanged.
The top 10 most traded companies on the DSE included Beach Hatchery, S. Alam Steel, Sonargaon Textiles, Bengal Plastic, Shinepukur Ceramics, Bashundhara Paper, Alif Industries, Fu-Wang Foods, BSC, and Orion Infusion.
The upward trend was consistent throughout the morning. In the first five minutes, DSEX gained 8 points, followed by an additional 5 points by 10:10 AM, and another 7 points by 10:20 AM, reaching 4,822.
Meanwhile, the CSE also recorded modest gains. At 10:30 AM, the CASPI index edged up by 1 point to 13,400, continuing a slight upward momentum.
Up to that time, shares and mutual funds worth BDT 2.6 million were traded on the CSE, with 17 stocks advancing, 8 declining, and 3 remaining unchanged.
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