DSE opens higher while CSE sees slight dip in early Wednesday trading
Published: 30 July 2025, 3:54:24
Trading at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) started positively on Wednesday, the fourth working day of the week, with the benchmark index showing early gains. Meanwhile, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) recorded a slight decline.
In the first two hours of trading, the DSEX, DSE’s key index, rose by 19 points. The Shariah-based DSES index gained 3 points, and the DS30 index, which tracks blue-chip stocks, added 6 points.
Of the issues traded on the DSE, 207 advanced, 96 declined, and 86 remained unchanged. The turnover during the period reached Tk 250 crore.
In contrast, the CSE’s overall index dropped by 7 points in the same timeframe. Out of 108 companies traded, 40 saw price gains, 44 declined, and 24 remained unchanged, with a total turnover of Tk 2.5 crore.