DSEX index drops by 8.06 points, TK 427.5 crore traded on Tuesday
Staff Correspondent
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended Tuesday’s trading with a downtrend.
Trading started in the morning with an upward trend, but indexes started to drop after 12 pm.
According to the trade record, the DSEX (broad index) decreased by 8.06 points to settle at 5,190.77 points, compared to 33.67 points up in the previous session (Monday). The Shariah-based DSES index fell by 2.69 points to settle at 1158.89 points, and the DS30 blue-chip index increased by 10.87 points to settle at 1922.74 points on Tuesday.
A total of 17.14 crore shares and units changed hands through 127188 transactions, while 12.87 crore shares were traded in the previous session.
A total of Tk 427.5 crore worth of shares and bonds were traded in the DSE on Tuesday which saw an increase from the previous session of Tk 362.6 crore.
Out of the 399 companies that participated in trading, 162 advanced, 164 declined and 73 remained unchanged at the DSE.
The port city bourse, CSE, also settled on an upward trend of trading. The All-Share Price Index (CASPI) increased by 36.6 points and settled at 14502.88 points.
On the CSE, 206 companies participated in trading. Of them, 115 companies recorded price gains, 61 companies saw decline, and 30 companies remained unchanged.
At the CSE, shares and units of 27.26 lakh changed hands through 1966 transactions. The value of trading shares and units was Tk 6.73 crore, which was Tk 8.49 crore in the previous session.
