BSS-41 Stocks witness upward trend

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Stocks witness upward trend

DHAKA, August 19, 2018 (BSS) – Stocks witnessed upward trends on Sunday as
major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges rose up due to
higher activities of the some large-cap securities.

The broader DSEX of DSE closed the day with 70.76 points up at 5,538.51.
The blue-chip DS30 and the Shariah DSES also followed the same trend with
23.11 points up at 1,938.38 and with 3.67 points up at 1,250.57 respectively.

At the DSE, prices of 127 securities out of the day’s 333 closed higher
against 183 losing issues.

The major gaining issues were Republic, NHFIL, MIDASFIN, IPDC and Shahjalal
Bank. The major losing issues were DSSL, Jute Spinning, Peninsula, ANWARGALV
and KAY&QUE.

BBS Cables topped the turnover list followed by Lanka Bangla Finance, City
Bank, Dhaka Bank and Premier Bank.

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) closed the day of the week with upward
trends with its major CASPI 190.61 points up at 17,005.26.

At the CSE, 246 issues were traded. Of those, 97 closed higher and 135
closed lower.

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