The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended Sunday’s trading with a downtrend of the market.

On Sunday, the trading of DSE started 1.30 hours later due to network problems. The DSE in a statement regretted the unavoidable situation and gave additional time to make up for the lost time. As a result, trading at DSE closed at 3:30pm instead of 2:00pm on Sunday.

The DSEX (broad index) decreased by 34.44 points to 5,165.16 points, compared to 5,199.61 points in the previous session (Thursday). The Shariah-based DSES index fell by 6.98 points to 1148.12 points, and the DS30 blue-chip index increased by 11.34 points to settle at 1919.62 points on Sunday.

A total of 11.1 crore shares and units changed hands through 91970 transactions, while 13.32 crore shares were traded in the previous session on Thursday. A total of Tk 311.6 crore worth of shares and bonds were traded in the DSE on Sunday which saw a slight decrease from the previous session of Tk 313.6 crore.

Out of the 397 Companies that participated in trading, 73 advanced, 270 declined and 54 remained unchanged at the DSE.

The port city bourse, CSE, also settled on a downtrend of trading. The All Share Price Index (CASPI) decreased by 92.1 points and settled at 14460.2 points.

On the CSE, 192 companies participated in trading. Of them, 54 companies recorded price gains, 117 companies saw declines, and 21 companies remained unchanged.

At the CSE shares and units of 45.42 lakh were changed hands through 2142 transactions Sunday. The value of trading shares and units was Tk 13.62 crore.