The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed an upward trend in trading on Wednesday, the last working day of the week. After a difficult session on Tuesday, where all indices posted losses, the market bounced back strongly.

In first hour of trading, 225 companies’ share advanced, 76 declined and 78 remained unchanged, according to DSE. This early momentum helped boost all major indices.

As of 11:30 am, the DSEX, the main index, had risen by 26.99 points, reaching 5,350.21. The DSES Shariah index saw a gain of 7.76 points, standing at 1,195.5, while the DS30, which tracks blue-chip companies, climbed by 9.59 points to 1,948.8. Trading began at 10 am, and sources confirmed a rise in the volume of shares being traded as the market opened on an optimistic note.