The capital market extended its decline for the sixth straight session on Tuesday, with both the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges closing lower amid widespread losses.

At the end of the day’s trade, the DSEX, the benchmark index of the DSE, shed 28 points. Among other indices, the Shariah-based DSES dropped 9 points and the blue-chip DS30 fell 15 points.

Of the 397 issues traded, 115 advanced, 222 declined and 60 remained unchanged.

Price falls were seen across all categories — A, B and Z. In the A-category, which comprises companies offering the highest dividends, 65 issues gained, 124 lost value and 29 remained unchanged out of 218 traded.

In the block market, 32 companies exchanged shares worth Tk 44 crore, led by Orion Infusion with Tk 22 crore in trades.

Indices gain in first hour trading at DSE-CSE bourses

Turnover at the DSE stood at Tk 665 crore, higher than the previous day’s Tk 610 crore.

Silva Pharmaceuticals topped the gainers’ list with a rise of over 9%, while Social Islami Bank PLC was the day’s biggest loser, sliding more than 6%.

CSE also down

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) mirrored Dhaka’s downtrend, with the overall CASPI index dropping 84 points.

Of the 223 issues traded, 68 advanced, 127 declined and 28 remained unchanged.

Turnover at the CSE stood at Tk 22 crore, up from the previous day’s Tk 12 crore.

Mithun Knitting & Dyeing gained 10% to top the CSE’s gainer list, while Sunlife Insurance Company Limited dropped 9% to become the worst performer.