Mixed trend at Dhaka Stock Exchange amid reduced turnover
Staff Correspondent
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended Wednesday's trading on a mixed note, with the benchmark DSEX index posting a marginal gain despite a persistent downtrend throughout the day.
The DSEX index closed at 5,245.26 points, edging up by 2.6 points. Meanwhile, the Shariah-based DSES index gained 8.59 points, settling at 1,162.52, while the DS30 blue-chip index dropped by 8.26 points to close at 1,934.63. The modest recovery followed a three-day losing streak (Sunday–Tuesday) during which the DSEX index fell by a total of 112.65 points.
The trading volume saw a significant drop on Wednesday, with shares and mutual funds worth Tk 393 crore exchanged, marking a decline of Tk 121.8 crore from Tuesday’s turnover of Tk 514.8 crore. A total of 12.66 crore shares and units were traded in 181,081 transactions, down from 16.8 crore shares traded on the previous day.
Out of the 379 companies that participated in Wednesday’s session, 113 companies' stock prices increased, 183 declined, and 83 remained unchanged.
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also experienced a subdued trading day. The CASPI index inched up by 0.12 points, closing at 14,672.11 points. However, the day's turnover decreased to Tk 6.23 crore, down from Tk 11.1 crore on Tuesday.
On the CSE, 198 companies were traded, with prices rising for 60 companies, declining for 101, and remaining unchanged for 37. A total of 28.37 lakh shares and units were traded through 1,718 transactions.
