The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended Monday’s trading session on a downtrend, marking two consecutive days of decline this week. The benchmark index dropped by 11.99 points, closing at 5,166.98, down from 5,181.83 in the previous session.

Although the index gained 11.2 points in the morning, it began to slide after 12 pm, culminating in a 14.99-point drop by the end of the day.

The downturn extended to other indices as well. The DSES Shariah-based index dipped slightly by 2.65 points to settle at 1,154.11, and The DS30 blue-chip index fell by 4.57 points, closing at 1,904.05.

The DSE recorded a turnover of Tk 222.3 crore, the lowest in the last four months, reflecting a sluggish trading day. The decline was attributed to a sell-off triggered by small investors fearing further price drops.

On Monday, shares and mutual funds worth Tk 278.6 crore were traded, a decrease of Tk 14.7 crore compared to the previous session’s turnover of Tk 293.3 crore.

In total, 12.72 crore shares and units changed hands through 109,069 transactions, slightly higher than the previous session’s volume of 11.76 crore shares and 110,343 transactions.

Out of the 395 issues traded, 125 advanced, 179 declined, and 90 remained unchanged.

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) mirrored the DSE’s performance, with its All-Share Price Index (CASPI) decreasing by 66.42 points, settling at 14,471.58 points.

On the CSE, 205 companies participated in trading: 70 gained, 70 declined, and 45 remained unchanged.

Shares and units worth 35.59 lakh were traded through 1,678 transactions, with a total turnover of Tk 6.25 crore, up from Tk 4.65 crore in the previous session.