Technical glitch curbs DSE trading again

Trading at the country's premier bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) was halted for nearly two hours over "technical glitch" for second consecutive day today.

The glitch that curbed operations yesterday could not be warded off as it returned this morning and remained until 12:15pm, reports our correspondent from the spot.

Trading, which is usually begins from 10:00am, is yet to resume, Shafiqur Rahman, deputy general manager (public relations) of the DSE, told The Daily Star around noon.

The problem arose after the bourse's main engine failed to process the trading information uploaded by TREC (trading right entitlement certificate) to start the trading, he said.

Yesterday, the DSE authorities managed to resume the trading at 2:20pm, 10 minutes before the regular closing time, and continued until 4:00pm.

The TREC holders are required to upload information on their clients and portfolios everyday prior to the beginning of share transactions.

"Today, trading resumed after 12:15pm," Shafiqur Rahman said.