Trading on the country’s two main stock exchanges—the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)—continued with fluctuations on Monday (August 4), the second working day of the week.

According to data from DSE and CSE, the DSEX, DSE’s key index, rose by 12 points to stand at 5,548 points at 10:30 am, half an hour into the trading session. The Shariah index increased by 4 points to 1,198, while the DS30 index rose by 2 points to 2,153.

During this time, shares and mutual fund units worth Tk 183.71 crore were traded on the DSE.

Of the companies traded at that time, prices increased for 218, declined for 72, and remained unchanged for 75.

The top 10 traded companies at 10:30 am were: Jamuna Bank, Bangladesh Submarine Cable, BSC, Orion Infusion, Trust Bank, Malek Spinning, City Bank, Bank Asia, Beximco Pharma, and Uttara Bank.

Earlier, within the first 5 minutes of trading, the DSEX rose by 11 points. However, by 10:10 am, it had dropped 20 points, showing a downward trend. By 10:20 am, it was down 16 points from the previous day, standing at 5,520 points.

Meanwhile, on the CSE, the CASPI index dropped 1 point to 15,470 at 10:30 am, before beginning to move upward.

By that time, shares and mutual fund units worth Tk 83 lakh had been traded on the CSE. Prices rose for 22 companies, declined for 21, and remained unchanged for 3.