On Tuesday, the fourth working day of the week (May 27), trading at Bangladesh’s two major stock exchanges—Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)—continued with upward momentum in the indices.

According to sources from DSE and CSE, by 10:30 AM, the DSE’s main index, the DSEX, had risen 16 points from the previous day to reach 4,735 points. The DSE Shariah Index increased by 5 points to 1,038, while the DSE-30 Index gained 3 points to close at 1,745.

During this period, shares and mutual fund units worth approximately 491.4 million BDT were traded on the DSE. Among the companies traded, share prices of 210 rose, 57 declined, and 62 remained unchanged.

Leading the trading activity were companies such as IFIC Bank, Nahi Aluminum, Eastern Lubricants, S Alam Steel, Beech Hatchery, Lavello Ice Cream, Shinepukur Ceramics, Bashundhara Paper, BD Thai, and Khan Brothers.

The indices showed a positive trend from the start of trading, with the DSEX rising 5 points within the first five minutes and climbing further to 14 points above the previous day’s close by 10:20 AM.

Meanwhile, the CSE’s CASPI index rose 16 points to 13,230 by 10:30 AM. Trading on the CSE amounted to 8.8 million BDT in shares and mutual fund units. Of the companies traded, 25 saw price increases, 14 saw decreases, and 5 remained stable.