The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), Bangladesh's primary capital market, experienced a fourth consecutive day of decline in trading on Monday, with high selling pressure weighing on the indices.
As of 11 am, DSE data showed that 4.83 crore worth of shares and units had exchanged hands across 42,265 transactions, totaling Tk 106 crore in trades within the first hour.
Dhaka stock market sees downtrend for third consecutive day
A total of 388 companies participated in Monday’s trading session. Of these, 167 companies saw price increases, 157 experienced declines, and 64 remained unchanged.
The main DSEX index dropped by 14.97 points, settling at 4,950.42 points. The DSES Shariah index fell by 6.87 points to 1,100.85 points, and the DS30 blue-chip index declined by 7.25 points, reaching 1,823.73 points within the first hour of trading.