Trading at the country’s two bourses witnessed a downward trend in the first half of Sunday’s session, with key indices falling at both the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges.
At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSEX dropped 20 points in early trading.
The Shariah-based DSES remained unchanged, while the blue-chip DS30 index declined by 6 points.
Most listed companies saw their share prices fall. Of the issues traded, 220 declined, 98 advanced and 70 remained unchanged.
The turnover at the DSE stood at Tk 300 crore in the first half of the trading session.
Meanwhile, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also experienced a similar trend.
The CASPI, the CSE’s all-share price index, fell by 21 points during the same period.
Among the traded issues, 77 declined, 28 advanced and 10 remained unchanged.
The CSE recorded a turnover of Tk 5 crore in the first half of Sunday’s session.