Despite a positive start to the session, both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) closed lower on Wednesday, with prices of most listed companies declining.
At the DSE, the benchmark index DSEX fell by 3 points, while the Shariah-based DSES also shed 3 points. The blue-chip index DS30 dropped by 6 points.
Out of the traded issues, prices declined for 192 companies, while 136 advanced and 61 remained unchanged.
The turnover also fell, with shares and units worth Tk 605 crore changing hands, down from Tk 669 crore in the previous session.
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In the block market, shares of 33 companies worth Tk 22 crore were traded, with Chartered Life Insurance PLC topping the list with transactions worth Tk 6 crore.
Daffodil Computers PLC emerged as the top gainer on the DSE, jumping nearly 10 percent, while ICB AMCL Second Mutual Fund was the worst performer, losing more than 7 percent.
The CSE also ended in the red, with its overall index CASPI losing 6 points.
At the port city bourse, prices fell for 91 companies, rose for 86, and remained unchanged for 21 issues.
The turnover on the CSE, however, increased to Tk 13 crore from Tk 10 crore in the previous session.
Prime Finance and Investment Ltd topped the gainers’ list on the CSE, soaring over 45 percent, while Usmania Glass Sheet Factory Ltd sank 10 percent to close as the day’s worst loser.