The capital market of the country turned around on Monday, and turnover exceeded Tk1000 crore for the first time in 6 months, on day 2 of lifting the floor price (minimum selling rate).

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) index fell sharply on Sunday, the first working day after the floor price was lifted. Turnover too was subdued.

However, after a day on Monday, the index closed higher on the second working day. Also, after six months, the turnover in the market exceeded Tk1000 crore.

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Shares and units of 207 companies increased in DSE on this day. On the contrary, the price of 145 decreased. And the price of 40 remains unchanged. The main price index of DSE DSEX increased by 14 points to 6254 points.

Among the other two indices, DSE Shariah increased by 6 points to 1,380 points compared to the previous day. The DSE-30 index has increased by 10 points compared to the previous day and stands at 2147 points.

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At the end of the day, Tk1042.22 crore was traded in DSE, which was Tk588.87 crore on the previous working day (Sunday).

The top 10 companies traded on DSE were BD Thai Aluminum, Associated Oxygen, Orion Infusion, LafargeHolcim Bangladesh, Karnaphuli Insurance, Deshbandhu Polymer, Sea Pearl Beach Resort, Beach Hatchery, Santhani Life Insurance, and Bangladesh Shipping Corporation.

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However, the overall price index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) CASPI decreased by 93 points. Out of 267 firms participating in the market, 123 rose in price. In contrast, the prices of 118 decreased and 26 remained unchanged.

Tk21.81 Crore traded on Monday at the CSE, which was Tk12.74 Crore traded on the previous working day (Sunday).