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UNB, Chittagong

Trading at Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) closed higher yesterday as the gainers dominated the losers. The CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) gained by 1.07 percent to close at 9199.20 points from 9101.56 points on Thursday. The CSE-30 Index also rose by 1.78 percent to close at 8079.82 points from Thursday's 7937.91 points. A total of 142 issues were traded today. Of them, 82 gained, 55 declined and five remained unchanged. Some 4,644,360 shares and debentures worth Tk 55.43 crore changed hands yesterday against 3,950,709 shares valued at Tk 58.64 crore on the previous trading day.