On the first working day of the week, Sunday (May 4), trading at the country’s two main stock exchanges—the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)—started with a rise in key indices, according to data from both exchanges.

By 10:30 AM, half an hour into the trading session, the DSE’s benchmark index, DSEX, had gained 19 points compared to the previous session, standing at 4,937 points. However, the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) and the DS30 Index fell slightly by 3 points and 2 points respectively, settling at 1,097 and 1,825 points.

During this period, shares and mutual fund units worth BDT 51.99 crore were traded.

Among the companies traded during this time, share prices rose for 213, fell for 72, and remained unchanged for 60 companies.

The top 10 most traded companies on the DSE as of 10:30 AM were: Beach Hatchery, Midland Bank, Magura Multipurpose, United Finance, Bashundhara Paper, Alif Industries, Shinepukur Ceramics, Uttara Bank, City Bank, and Energypac.

Earlier in the day, within the first five minutes of trading, the DSEX rose by 10 points. By 10:10 AM, the index had gained an additional 3 points, and by 10:20 AM, it was up by 18 points, reaching 4,936 points. The trend continued upward thereafter.

Meanwhile, at 10:30 AM, the CASPI index of the Chittagong Stock Exchange rose by 30 points to 13,835 points, also showing an upward trend.

Up until that time, trading on the CSE totaled BDT 1 crore in shares and mutual fund units. Share prices increased for 20 companies, decreased for 15, and remained unchanged for 5.