The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed higher on Monday, the second trading day of the week, as its key index and most listed companies posted gains, even though overall turnover declined.
The DSE's benchmark index, DSEX, rose 22 points during the day's trading. The Shariah-based index, DSES, remained unchanged, while the blue-chip index DS30 gained 8 points.
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Prices advanced for the majority of listed firms, with 199 companies seeing their share prices rise, against 129 that declined and 64 that remained unchanged.
Shares and units worth Tk 908 crore changed hands on the DSE, down from Tk 964 crore in the previous session, a fall of Tk 56 crore in a single day.
Northern Islami Insurance PLC topped the gainers' list, rising nearly 10 percent, while People’s Leasing and Financial Services Ltd led the losers, shedding 9 percent.
Meanwhile, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also ended in positive territory, with its all-share index CASPI adding 10 points.
However, unlike the DSE, price declines outnumbered gains at the CSE – 99 companies saw their share prices fall, compared to 85 that rose, while 28 remained unchanged.
Turnover at the CSE stood at Tk 35 crore, up from Tk 31 crore in the previous session.
City Insurance PLC topped the CSE gainers, rising 10 percent, while Uttara Finance & Investments Limited and Prime Finance & Investment Ltd tied at the bottom, each losing 10 percent.