The authorities of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has become cautious after a record price increase of different companies in the last 4 days.
The trading in the DSE ended on Wednesday after trading of Tk 651 crore that was Tk 839 crore in the previous day.
The main index DSEX decreased by 17.93 points to 5347.08 points, after rise in the index continuously in 7 working days.
However, the DSES Shariah index was up by 0.99 points to 1192.57 points, and the DS30 special blue-chip index fell by 0.01 points to 1967.75 points on Wednesday.
DSE sees upward trend for 4th day, Tk 332 cr shares traded in 2 hrs
The trading record in the DSE shows shares and units of 24.27 crore exchanged through 1192.57 transactions. Tk 651 crore shares and mutual funds were transacted in the DSE on the day. That was Tk 839 crore on the previous day.
A total of 399 companies participated in trading on Wednesday. Among these 85 companies' prices increased, 281companies' prices decreased, and 33companies' prices remained unchanged at the DSE.
On the other hand, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) CASPI index increased by 0.81 points to 14879.25 points on Wednesday. A total of 207 companies’ shares and units were traded at CSE. Among these, the share prices of 80 companies increased, 104 companies decreased, and 23 companies remained unchanged.
The volume of transactions at the CSE was Tk 5.21 crore on the day, which was Tk 5.99 crore on the previous day. Shares and units of 23.72 lakh were traded through 2598 transactions at the CSE on Wednesday.