DSE Trading Declines as Market Index Falls

❐ BD Digest Desk

The first working day of the week, Sunday, saw a decline in trading volume along with the indices in the country’s capital market. The main index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) lost 44 points. At the same time, there was a decrease in trading volume of about Tk 48 crore compared to the previous working day.

Both the index and trading volume at the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) have also decreased.

According to DSE data, the main index DSEX fell 44 points to 5,855 points at the end of the day. The Shariah Index fell 9 points to 1,197 and the DSE-30 Index fell 16 points to 2,210 points.

Shares and mutual fund units worth Tk 1,703.9 million were traded on the DSE throughout the day. The previous working day, Tk 1,182.4 million was traded. This means that the trading volume has decreased by about Tk 480 million in a single day.

A total of 395 companies and mutual fund units were traded on the DSE on the day. Of these, 103 increased, 240 decreased and 52 remained unchanged. The top traded companies were Malek Spinning, Techno Drugs, Serp Industry, BSRM Steel, LankaBangla Finance, Meghna Insurance, BSC, ACI, Summit Port and Far East Knitting.

On the other hand, the overall price index CASPI on the Chittagong Stock Exchange fell by 66 points to stand at 15,748 points. Shares and units of 239 companies were traded on the market. Of these, 76 increased in price, 137 decreased and 26 remained unchanged.

Shares and units worth Tk 18.38 crore were traded on the CSE throughout the day. On the previous working day, Tk 28.82 crore was traded on this market. As a result, the trading volume decreased by about Tk 10.44 crore in a single day.