Stocks witnessed mixed performance on Tuesday as key indices fell on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) closed marginally higher.

At the DSE, the benchmark DSEX shed 10 points, while the Shariah-based DSES declined by 5 points. However, the blue-chip DS30 index advanced 6 points, indicating gains in selected large-cap stocks.

Most issues ended lower on the premier bourse, as prices fell for 221 companies against 119 gainers, while 57 issues remained unchanged.

Stocks gain in early trade at DSE, CSE

The turnover at the DSE rose to Tk 824 crore, up from Tk 718 crore in the previous session.

In the block market, shares worth Tk 29 crore from 26 companies were traded, with Grameenphone dominating the segment with transactions worth Tk 6 crore.

Intech Limited topped the gainers’ chart at the DSE with nearly a 10 percent price surge, while LR Global Bangladesh Mutual Fund One was the worst loser, shedding around 6 percent.

Meanwhile, the CSE ended in positive territory as its All Share Price Index (CASPI) gained 5 points.

Gainers outnumbered losers at the port city bourse, with 83 issues advancing against 64 decliners, while 40 remained unchanged.

The CSE recorded a turnover of Tk 19 crore, slightly higher than Tk 18 crore in the previous session.

Prime Finance and Investment Limited emerged as the top gainer at the CSE, rising nearly 10 percent, while EXIM Bank 1st Mutual Fund was the worst performer, losing about 6 percent.