Stocks open week up

Dhaka stocks opened the week upbeat with a turnover of Tk 611.08-crore on Sunday.
The DS20 index of blue chips, however, finished down by 1.37 points, or 0.06 per cent, to close at 2,143.17 due to share price adjustment of Prime Bank after its corporate benefits.
The bank lost 23.13 per cent in its share price to close at Tk 342.25 in its ex-dividend trading.
The general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange gained 18.27 points, or 0.69 per cent, to close at 2,671.39.
A DSE stockbroker said recent bullish trend in the market were drawing institutional and retail investors in bigger number.
On Thursday, the DSE turnover hit its all-time high at Tk 611.98 crore, surpassing its previous high Tk 590.51 crore on October 12 last year.

The New Age