The downward trend in the capital market continued on Monday, the second working day of the week, as trading at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) showed signs of decline, with most company share prices falling.
At the DSE, the benchmark index DSEX slipped by 7 points within the first two hours of trading.
The other key indices followed suit — the Shariah-based DSES was down by 1 point, while the DS30, which tracks blue-chip stocks, dropped 4 points.
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Of the companies that traded during this period, prices rose for 184, declined for 141, and remained unchanged for 68. The total transaction volume at the DSE stood at Tk 570 crore.
The CSE also mirrored this negative momentum, with its overall index falling by 30 points. Among the 176 companies that traded on the Chattogram bourse, 78 saw their prices go up, 82 declined, and 16 remained unchanged.
Trading at the CSE during the same period amounted to Tk 3.7 crore.