The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended Thursday’s trading with a downtrend, as prices of 198 companies plunged.
The DSE's broad index dropped by 19.06 points to 5,105.43 points, compared to 5,124.49 points in the previous (Wednesday) trading session.
The Shariah-based DSES index decreased by 2.05 points to 1140.04 points, and the DS30 blue-chip index fell by 7.52 points to settle at 1881.89 points.
Stock market trading was slow during the day as most stocks lost their prices amid huge selling pressure. Small investors were trying to sell their stocks fearing they would lose their gains.
A total of 11.34 crore shares and units changed hands through 102838 transactions, seeing a decrease from the previous session of 12.45 crore shares traded through 116982 transactions.
Out of the 394 issues (companies) traded, 105 advanced, 198 declined and 91 remained unchanged at the DSE.
The port city bourse, CSE, also settled on a downtrend. The All Share Price Index (CASPI) decreased by 60.44 points compared with the previous session and settled at 14304.00 points.
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On the CSE, 204 companies participated in trading. Of them, 49 recorded price gains, 115 saw declines, and 40 remained unchanged.
At the CSE, shares and units of 21.19 lakh changed hands through 1568 transactions on Thursday. The value of trading shares and units is Tk 4.27 crores, which was Tk 4.79 crores on the previous day (Wednesday).