Stocks rise after a day’s flat end

Stocks at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose in the morning session today amid buying pressure from many investors.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the DSE, which closed almost flat on Tuesday, gained 50 points, or 0.78 per cent, to 6,500 at the end of the day. Turnover, an indicator of liquidity flow in the market, was at Tk 994 crore.

Of the securities, 137 advanced, 32 declined and 197 did not show any price movement.

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also rose today.

The CASPI, the all-share price index of the bourse in the port city, advanced 110 points, or 0.57 per cent, to 19,121. Turnover at the port city bourse stood at Tk 12 crore.

On the CSE, 99 stocks advanced, 28 fell, and 105 were unchanged.