Stocks gained for a fourth day with a high turnover as investors went for fresh buying of shares hopping that the market will gain gradually despite a 30-hour countrywide shutdown.
\nThe turnover on the premier bourse rose to Tk 1,646 crore, a six-month high. That was a 22.1 percent rise from the previous day’s Tk 1,348 crore. On January 12, the DSE recorded Tk 1,649 crore\u00a0in turnover.
\nThe benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DGEN, went up 125 points or 1.99 percent, to end the day at 6,437.
\nThe selective categories index of Chittagong Stock Exchange, CSCX, increased 254 points or 2.23 percent, to close at 11,640.
\nThe market started the day on a positive note, and gained 65 points in the first five minutes of trading. Investors’ participation was low due to the strike. Many took part in the trading by phone.
\nMost of the investors went for fresh buying as per the rule of the National Board of Revenue to keep the invested black money in the stockmarket for two years.<\/p>\n

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