DSEX index down by 5.77 points, prices of 214 stocks drop
Staff Correspondent
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended Wednesday’s trading with a downtrend.
DSE started the day with an upward trend and ended the day with a downtrend again.
According to the trade record, the DSEX (broad index) decreased by 5.77 points to settle at 5,185 points, compared to 5,190.77 points in the previous session. The Shariah-based DSES index fell by 0.54 points to settle at 1158.35 points, and the DS30 blue-chip index decreased by 1.74 points to settle at 1921.00 points.
A total of 12.73 crore shares and units changed hands through 110925 transactions, while 17.14 crore shares were traded in the previous session.
A total of Tk 307 crore worth of shares and bonds were traded in the DSE on Wednesday which saw a decrease from the previous session of Tk 427.5 crore.
Out of the 396 Companies that participated in trading, 118 advanced, 214 declined and 64 remained unchanged at the DSE.
The port city bourse, CSE, also settled with a downtrend. The All Share Price Index (CASPI) decreased by 22.57 points and settled at 14480.3 points.
On the CSE, 183 companies participated in trading. Of them, 79 companies recorded price gains, 77 companies saw declines, and 27 companies remained unchanged.
At the CSE, shares and units of 13.48 lakh changed hands through 1394 transactions on Wednesday. The value of trading shares and units was Tk 4.11crore, which was Tk 6.73 crore in the previous session.
