On Thursday (May 22), the last working day of the week, trading at the country’s major stock exchanges—the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)—began with an upward trend in indices.

According to sources from the DSE and CSE, the general index of the DSE, DSEX, stood at 4,823 points at 10:30 AM, gaining 21 points compared to the previous day. The DSE Shariah Index rose by 7 points to 1,057, while the DS30 Index increased by 8 points to reach 1,789.

During this time, shares and mutual fund units worth BDT 432.7 million were traded on the DSE. Out of the traded companies, prices of 218 advanced, 45 declined, and 73 remained unchanged.

The top 10 traded companies on the DSE up to 10:30 AM were: Beach Hatchery, S. Alam Steel, Sonargaon Textiles, Bengal Plastic, Shinepukur Ceramics, Bashundhara Paper, Alif Industries, Fu-Wang Foods, BSC, and Orion Infusion.

Earlier in the day, during the first 5 minutes of trading, the DSEX rose by 8 points. By 10:10 AM, it gained another 5 points, and at 10:20 AM, it was up by 20 points to 4,822, maintaining a consistent upward trajectory.

On the other hand, the CASPI index of the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) rose by 1 point to 13,400 at 10:30 AM, with an upward trend continuing afterward.

Up to 10:30 AM, shares and mutual fund units worth BDT 2.6 million were traded on the CSE. Among the traded issues, prices of 17 companies advanced, 8 declined, and 3 remained unchanged.