Bangladesh’s capital market failed to recover from the ongoing downturn as indices at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) declined for another day.
At the close of trading, the DSE’s benchmark index DSEX shed 36 points. The Shariah-based DSES and the blue-chip DS30 index also fell by 7 points each.
Most of the traded companies ended in the red, with prices falling for 299 companies, while 48 advanced and 43 remained unchanged.
In the block market, shares worth Tk 22 crore of 24 companies were traded, with Fine Foods topping the list by trading shares worth Tk 9 crore.
The turnover at the DSE declined to Tk 375 crore, down from Tk 413 crore in the previous session.
Dominage Steel Building Systems Limited topped the gainers’ chart, rising more than 5 percent, while AFC Agro Biotech Ltd suffered the highest loss, shedding over 9 percent.
The CSE mirrored the DSE’s performance as its overall index CASPI dropped 76 points.
DSEX falls, CSE gains in Bangladesh capital market
Of the traded issues, prices fell for 103 companies, rose for 41, and remained unchanged for 16.
The turnover at the port city bourse edged up slightly to Tk 5.8 crore, compared to Tk 5.1 crore a day earlier.
EXIM Bank 1st Mutual Fund topped the gainers at the CSE with a 10 percent rise, while Pacific Denims Limited ended at the bottom, losing 10 percent.