Trading at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened on a downward trend on Sunday, with most listed companies seeing a decline in share prices during the first hour.
On the DSE, the benchmark DSEX index slipped by 7 points, while the Shariah-based DSES shed 3 points. The blue-chip DS30 index also dropped by 8 points.
The market breadth also remained negative, as prices fell for the majority of traded issues. Against 116 gainers, 200 issues declined, while 56 remained unchanged.
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The DSE recorded turnover of over Tk 160 crore during the first half of the session.
A similar downtrend persisted at the CSE, where the broad index fell by 8 points.
Of the traded issues, 35 advanced, 48 declined and 7 remained unchanged.
The turnover on the CSE stood at Tk 4.10 crore in the early session.