Staff Correspondent

The indices at both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges ended higher on Wednesday, the third trading session of the week, with most companies registering price gains, while turnover increased in Dhaka and declined in Chattogram.

At the end of the day’s trading, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), DSEX, advanced by 26 points.

Among the other two indices, the Shariah-based DSES gained 5 points while the DS30 index, comprising blue-chip companies, edged up by 1 point.

Out of the 397 companies that traded on the DSE, 277 saw price appreciation, 69 declined and 51 remained unchanged.

In all three categories—A, B, and Z—the majority of stocks posted gains. Particularly in the A category, which includes companies with consistent dividend payouts, 155 out of 217 companies recorded price increases. In contrast, 41 companies declined while 21 remained unchanged.

In the DSE block market, shares worth Tk 7 crore from 23 companies were traded. Lovello Ice Cream led the block trades with shares worth Tk 2 crore.

Overall, the total turnover on the DSE stood at Tk 479 crore, up from Tk 464 crore in the previous session.

Desh Garments topped the gainers’ list on the DSE with a 10 percent price increase, while International Leasing and Financial Services suffered the highest loss, falling by 5 percent.

Chattogram Also Sees Gains

Like Dhaka, the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) also ended higher, with its overall index rising by 90 points.

Of the 210 companies that traded on the CSE, 140 advanced, 44 declined and 26 remained unchanged.

However, total turnover in the CSE dropped significantly to Tk 5 crore, down from Tk 25 crore in the previous session.

Islamic Finance and Investment led the gainers in Chattogram with an 11 percent rise, while Popular Life Insurance saw the steepest fall, losing 8 percent.