Trading increased slightly, most shares fell in price

Staff Correspondent

The trading volume on the country’s main capital market, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), increased slightly on Monday (October 6), the second working day of the week. However, the overall picture of the market was negative – all price indices ended the day down due to the decline in the prices of most shares.

A market review shows that a total of 395 shares and units of companies were traded on the DSE on the day. Of these, 96 increased in price, 255 decreased in price and 44 remained unchanged. The securities whose prices fell included 134 shares and units of ‘A’ category, 67 of ‘B’ category and 54 of ‘Z’ category.

The DSE’s main index, DSEX, fell 24 points to 5,425 points as most shares declined. The index was at 5,448 points on the previous trading day. On the other hand, the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) fell 2 points to 1,172 points and the DSE-30 Index, which consists of shares of 30 selected companies, fell 4 points to 2,089 points.

The market has regained some momentum in terms of transactions. A total of Tk 736.82 crore worth of securities were traded on the DSE on Monday, which is about Tk 117 crore more than the previous working day. Last Sunday, the transaction value was Tk 619.28 crore.

Robi Axiata PLC was the top traded company on the day, with shares worth Tk 269.4 crore changing hands. The previous day, CVO Petrochemical PLC was the top traded company, with shares worth Tk 193.9 crore.

On the other hand, the country’s other capital market, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), saw an upward trend during the day. Along with the index, the volume of transactions also increased.

The CSE’s overall index, CSPI, rose 11 points to 15,190 points, while the CSCX index rose 2 points to 9,325 points.

Shares and units of 200 companies were traded on the CSE today. Of these, 76 increased in price, 100 decreased in price, and 24 remained unchanged. A total of 12.55 crore taka of shares and units were traded.