The prolonged decline in indices has dragged Dhaka’s stock market turnover to a yearly low, with daily transactions plunging from over Tk 450 crore to just Tk 300 crore.
On Wednesday, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) recorded a turnover of Tk 300 crore, the lowest so far in 2025.
Compared to the previous day, this marks a decrease of Tk 40 crore in trading volume.
Alongside the decline in turnover, the DSEX — DSE's key index — fell by 4 points. The Shariah-based DSES index also remained in negative territory. However, after a prolonged period of decline, the blue-chip DS30 index gained 7 points.
Most of the listed companies experienced a dip in share prices. Out of 395 traded companies, 214 witnessed a fall in prices, while only 119 gained and 62 remained unchanged.
Across all three categories — A, B, and Z — the majority of companies saw their prices drop. Specifically, in Category A, which includes 215 listed companies, 118 saw a price decline despite 71 posting gains.
Among the 35 mutual funds that took part in trading, only three recorded price increases. In contrast, 23 mutual funds experienced a fall in unit prices, while nine remained unchanged.
In the DSE block market, shares worth approximately Tk 11 crore were traded across 25 companies. Of these, Renata Limited sold shares worth Tk 2.48 crore, marking the highest block trade of the day.
Trading begins with decline at Dhaka, Chattogram stock exchanges
Shahjibazar Power Company Limited topped the DSE gainers list with a 9.95% price increase. On the other hand, Beach Hatchery Limited faced the steepest drop, with its share price falling by 9.93%.
Persistent Decline in Chattogram
A similar trend was observed on the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE), where the overall index dropped by 54 points.
Out of the 207 companies that participated in trading, share prices rose for 72, declined for 113, and remained unchanged for 22.
Compared to the previous day, turnover at the CSE also fell. Total transactions amounted to Tk 4.41 crore, down from over Tk 6 crore the day before.
Shamritha Hospital Limited emerged as the top gainer on the CSE, with its share price rising by 9.82%.
Meanwhile, mirroring its DSE performance, Beach Hatchery Limited recorded the sharpest fall at the CSE as well, with a 9.96% price decline.