Dhaka stocks inched up in the morning session today, stretching the gain to the fifth consecutive day.
The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose 20 points, or 0.31 per cent, to 6,617 at 11:15 pm.
Turnover at the premier bourse in Bangladesh stood at Tk 824 crore.
Of the securities, 133 advanced, 83 declined, and 139 remained unchanged.
The CASPI, the all-share price index of the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), went up 19 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 19,469.
Turnover stood at Tk 61 crore.
On the CSE, 52 stocks advanced, 49 fell, and 66 were unchanged until one and a half hours of trading.
(TDS)