Trading on the country’s two main stock exchanges—the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)—saw a significant upward trend on Thursday, May 8, the last working day of the week.

According to sources from both exchanges, the DSE`s benchmark index, DSEX, rose by 76 points to reach 4,879 within the first 30 minutes of trading, at 10:30 AM. The DSE Shariah Index gained 21 points to stand at 1,069, while the DS30 Index advanced by 22 points to 1,816. During this time, shares and mutual fund units worth BDT 562.1 million (Tk 56.21 crore) were traded.

Out of the companies traded on the DSE during this period, prices of 340 increased, 10 declined, and 15 remained unchanged.

The top 10 traded companies as of 10:30 AM were: Beach Hatchery, NRB Bank, Bashundhara Paper, Lovello Ice Cream, Midland Bank, Shinepukur Ceramics, Baraka Power, Alif Industries, Intraco, and City Bank.

Earlier in the session, during the first five minutes of trading, the DSEX rose by 28 points. By 10:10 AM, it had increased by another 8 points, and by 10:20 AM, it was up 60 points to reach 4,862, showing a strong upward trend.

Meanwhile, at the CSE, the CASPI index rose by 10 points to reach 13,600 by 10:30 AM. Trading volume at the CSE during this period amounted to BDT 4.4 million (Tk 44 lakh). Of the traded companies, prices increased for 19, decreased for 10, and remained unchanged for 7.