Stocks witness up on 1st day after election

Stocks today witnessed upward trend on the first day after ending the 12th national parliament elections.

The benchmark index DSEX of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose 25 points to
reach 6,269 and the blue-chip index DS30 surged 7.96 points to 2,102.

The turnover of the DSE also jumped over 28 percent to Taka 441 crore.

During the session, 119 scrips advanced, 44 declined and 169 remained
unchanged.

Besides, the port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) all-share price
index- CASPI- today jumped 59 points to reach at 18,568. (BSS)