Technical glitch causes DSE trading 4-hr delay

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The trading at the country’s prime bourse on Sunday ran late by four hours and began at 2:30pm due to an unexpected technical glitch this morning, on the opening day of the week.
The trading would continue till 4:00pm, reports New Age correspondent.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha adds: ‘The trading scheduled 10:30am was being delayed due to technical problems.
An executive of a brokerage firm confirmed BSS that the technical problem surfaced at around 9:30 in the morning while DSE was taking preparation for resuming trading.
Earlier on April 13, 2014, a technical glitch halted DSE trade for more than two and a half hours, which prompted the regulator asked the bourse to immediately submit a report on it.
DSE closed last week bullish with broader DSEX index nearing 4,500 points mark after gaining by 168.39 points in the past five sessions when average daily turnover rose by 29 percent compared to previous week.
The overall market situation was upbeat during the week, with the trade volume and value crossing six months high.
Source: New Age