On Tuesday (September 30), the last trading day of the week, transactions at the country’s major stock exchanges—Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)—are ongoing with an upward trend in key indices.

The information was obtained from sources at both DSE and CSE.

Half an hour into trading, at 10:30 am, the DSE’s benchmark index, DSEX, stood at 5,424 points, gaining 34 points from the previous day. Meanwhile, the DSE Shariah Index dropped by 9 points to 1,173, and the DS30 Index decreased by 8 points to 2,092.

By this time, shares and mutual fund units worth BDT 88.64 crore had been traded.

Among the traded companies during this period, prices increased for 264, declined for 42, and remained unchanged for 56 companies.

The top 10 traded companies by 10:30 am included: Rupali Life, Sonali Paper, Far East Knitting, K & Q, Khan Brothers, Orion Infusion, Dominage, Chartered Life Insurance, Trust Islami Life Insurance, and Genex.

Earlier, in the first five minutes of trading, the DSEX rose by 20 points. By 10:10 am, the index climbed another 10 points. This upward momentum continued, and at 10:20 am, the index had gained a total of 35 points, reaching 5,425.

Meanwhile, at 10:30 am, the CSE’s CASPI index stood at 15,054 points, up by 19 points from the previous day, also showing a positive trend.

By that time, shares and mutual fund units worth BDT 19 lakh had been traded on the CSE. During this period, share prices increased for 17 companies, declined for 5, and remained unchanged for 1 company.