Trading at the country’s two bourses witnessed a downward trend in the first half on Thursday, the last working day of the week, with key indices slipping amid a majority of issues closing lower.
At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSEX lost 8 points during the first half of trading.
The Shariah-based DSES index shed 2 points, while the blue-chip DS30 index edged up by 1 point.
Most of the traded issues declined in price. Of the total scrips traded, 195 advanced declined, 126 gained and 69 remained unchanged.
The turnover at the DSE stood at Tk 320 crore in the first half of the session.
Meanwhile, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also experienced a fall in its key index.
The CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) dropped by 4 points in early trading.
Of the issues traded at the CSE, 66 declined, 37 advanced and 13 remained unchanged.
The port city bourse recorded a turnover of Tk 4 crore in the first half of the day’s trading.