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The Dhaka Stock Exchange and the Chittagong Stock Exchange began the first trading hour on Monday with a downward trend, as the share prices of most listed companies declined. At the DSE, the benchmark DSEX index fell by 29 points, while the Shariah-based DSES dropped 5 points and the blue-chip DS30 index slipped 10 points. Market breadth remained negative, with prices falling for 254 companies against gains in only 71, while 56 issues remained unchanged. More than Tk 210 crore worth of shares and units were traded during the first half of the session. Bangladesh Capital Market: Stocks slip at DSE, CSE as indices fall The downtrend persisted at the CSE as well, where the overall index lost 13 points. Prices declined for 65 companies compared to gains in 36, while 9 issues stayed unchanged. The turnover at the bourse stood at Tk 1.40 crore in early trade.  

Trading at the country’s two major bourses opened with a sharp rise on Monday, as most company shares posted gains during the first hour. On the Dhaka Stock Exchange(DSE), the benchmark DSEX advanced by 63 points in early trading. The Shariah-based DSES gained 13 points, while the blue-chip DS30 index rose by 21 points. Of the 337 companies that traded during the opening hour, prices increased for the majority — with 337 issues advancing, 30 declining and 22 remaining unchanged. The turnover crossed Tk 300 crore within the first hour. The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also began the day on a positive note, with its all-share price index climbing 69 points. Stocks open lower at DSE, CSE as market extends downtrend Among 121 traded companies, 95 saw price gains, 18 declined and 8 remained unchanged. The turnover at the CSE exceeded Tk 9 crore in the first hour. Both bourses reflected strong investor participation at the start of the week’s second trading day.      

Despite opening lower, both Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges closed higher on the first trading day of the week. At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSEX gained 46 points while the Shariah-based DSES rose 9 points and the blue-chip DS30 index added 5 points. Most stocks ended higher, with 250 companies posting gains, 84 declining, and 47 remaining unchanged. In the block market, shares worth Tk 19 crore were traded among 17 companies, with Square Pharmaceuticals PLC leading at Tk 12 crore. The total turnover at DSE stood at BDT 385 crore, down from BDT 445 crore in the previous session. Sun Life Insurance Company Limited topped the gainers with nearly 10% rise, while Energypac Power Generation PLC fell around 8% to the bottom. The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw an upward trend, with the CASPI index rising 34 points. Out of the traded companies, 95 saw price increases, 56 declined, and 15 remained unchanged. The turnover doubled to Tk 15 crore from Tk 7 crore in the previous session. Ring Shine Textiles Limited led the gainers with a 10% rise, while Kohinoor Chemical Company (BD) Limited fell about 13% to the lowest.

After two consecutive weeks of decline, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) showed signs of recovery last week, with the benchmark DSEX index rising 166 points and average daily turnover increasing over 12 percent. Analysis of DSE’s weekly report shows the index started the week at 4,702 points and ended at 4,869 points, marking a 3.54 percent increase over the week. The upward trend was mirrored in both Shariah-based and blue-chip indices. The DSES index rose 41 points, up 4.23 percent, while the DS30 gained 26 points, a 1.43 percent increase. Mid- and small-cap companies also saw significant recovery, with the DSE SME index climbing 95 points, a 13 percent jump. Market turnover increased alongside the indices. Although still below the 4-billion-taka daily average mark, trading rose 12.19 percent from 354 crore taka to 397 crore taka per day. Most companies saw price gains during the week. Out of the listed firms, 347 witnessed price increases, 18 declined, and four remained unchanged. Taufika Foods and Lovello Ice-cream PLC topped the weekly turnover list, with an average daily trading value of 12 crore taka, followed by Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries Limited at 11 crore taka. Anwar Galvanizing Ltd, Summit Alliance Port Limited, and Square Pharmaceuticals PLC recorded average daily turnovers of 10 crore taka each. On the block market, Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries Limited led sales with 21 crore taka, followed by Prime Bank PLC at 20 crore taka. All top-traded stocks at DSE were Z-category companies, known for not distributing dividends. Khulna Printing & Packaging Limited led the list, with its shares rising over 51 percent during the week, from 8.50 taka to 12.90 taka, despite having suspended production and dividend payments since 2020. Among dividend-paying companies, Simtex Industries PLC saw the steepest fall, with its shares dropping 16 percent over the week, from 32.90 taka to 27.50 taka. Sector-wise, 13 out of 21 sectors posted gains while eight saw declines. The ceramic sector recorded the highest increase at 203 percent, whereas corporate bonds fell the most, down 64 percent. Financial sector shares were largely bullish. Non-bank financial institutions rose 47 percent, banks gained 30 percent, general insurance 13 percent, and life insurance 3 percent. Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also mirrored DSE’s recovery, with the CASPI index climbing 241 points.   Weekly turnover stood at 46 crore taka, led by A-category dividend-paying companies with a 73 percent surge. B-category mid-tier firms saw a 16 percent increase, and Z-category non-dividend stocks rose 10 percent. At CSE, 196 companies ended the week with price gains, 68 fell, and 11 remained unchanged. Z-category companies dominated the top positions, with Khulna Printing & Packaging Limited leading, posting a 55 percent weekly gain. Simtex Industries PLC was at the bottom, losing more than 18 percent in a week. Orion Infusion Limited recorded the highest weekly turnover at 14 crore taka.

Bangladesh’s stock market continued to show signs of recovery on Wednesday, with both bourses closing higher as indices maintained their upward momentum. The DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), advanced for the fourth consecutive session, gaining 54 points. The Shariah-based DSES rose by 11 points, while the blue-chip DS30 edged up by 3 points. Most issues traded at the DSE closed higher, as 310 gained against 36 losers, while 30 remained unchanged. However, the turnover at the DSE declined to Tk 420 crore, compared to Tk 475 crore in the previous session. In the block market, 17 companies saw transactions worth Tk 18 crore, with Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries Ltd topping the list with Tk 5 crore in block trades. Rahima Food Corporation Ltd led the day’s gainers, surging by 10%, while Information Services Network Ltd ended at the bottom, shedding nearly 5%. The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also extended its gains for the third straight day, with the CASPI rising by 114 points. DSE in talks with govt agencies to protect investors of merged banks: Chairman Here too, most issues advanced: 125 gained, 25 declined and 10 remained unchanged. The turnover on the port-city bourse stood at Tk 9 crore, down from Tk 11 crore in the previous session. Aftab Automobiles Ltd topped the CSE gainers with a 10% jump, while Aamra Technologies Ltd slipped more than 9% to finish at the bottom.  

After days of persistent decline, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) finally returned to positive territory on the first trading day of the week on Sunday, though the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) failed to recover. Both bourses opened lower in the morning, with the DSEX slipping to 4,620 points by 10:30am. But the benchmark index began to regain momentum as the day progressed, ultimately closing 29 points higher after swinging between gains and losses. The other two indices also advanced, with the Shariah-based DSES rising 8 points and the blue-chip DS30 climbing 9 points. Most stocks on the DSE edged up, as prices increased for 236 issues, while 113 declined and 35 remained unchanged. The turnover, however, dropped to Tk 298 crore, down from Tk 383 crore in the previous session. In the block market, shares worth Tk 11 crore were traded across 18 companies, including GQ Ball Pen Industries Ltd, which offloaded Tk 2.9 crore in shares. Runner Automobiles PLC topped the day’s gainers with nearly a 10% rise, while Shepherd Industries Ltd sank more than 9% to finish at the bottom of the losers’ list. Despite the rebound in Dhaka, the CSE remained bearish, with its overall index falling 74 points. Prices dropped for most companies, as 82 issues declined against 47 gainers, while 17 remained unchanged. The turnover at the port-city bourse also contracted to Tk 4 crore, from Tk 7 crore in the previous session. Runner Automobiles PLC also led the CSE gainers’ list with nearly a 10% rise, while Phoenix Finance and Investments Ltd slumped 10% to end as the biggest loser of the day.

Dhaka stocks witnessed a sharp fall on the last trading day of the week, with the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropping by 122 points, the second biggest single-day fall this year. At the end of Thursday’s session, the benchmark DSEX index slid 122 points to settle at 4,702. Earlier in the first week of May, the index had dropped by 150 points, the year’s biggest fall so far. The other two indices also ended deep in the red. The Shariah-based DSES index declined by 28 points to close at 976, while the blue-chip DS30 index fell by 47 points. Out of 384 issues traded, only 15 advanced, 17 remained unchanged and as many as 352 declined. Investors said they were ‘hit hard’ by the steep fall, adding that in the current market situation, “preserving capital has become a challenge, while profits are just a distant dream.” In the block market, shares worth Tk 19 crore were traded across 27 companies, with Simtex Industries PLC topping the list by offloading shares worth Tk 4.9 crore. The total turnover at the DSE stood at Tk 383 crore, up from Tk 290 crore in the previous session. Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC topped the gainers’ chart with a 3.57 percent rise, while Miracle Industries Ltd suffered the steepest fall, losing 10 percent in value. The situation was even worse at the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), where the CASPI index dropped 216 points. Of the issues traded, 20 advanced, 136 declined and 4 remained unchanged. The turnover also fell at the port city bourse to Tk 7 crore from Tk 9 crore in the previous session. Familtex (BD) Ltd emerged as the top gainer at the CSE with a 10 percent rise, while ICB AMCL 3rd Mutual Fund was the worst loser, shedding 10 percent.  

After 10 consecutive sessions of decline, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) finally bounced back on Tuesday, with all major indices closing higher though turnover fell. The DSEX, the benchmark index of the DSE, rose by 12 points, while the Shariah-based DSES and the blue-chip DS30 each gained 6 points. The turnover on the DSE stood at Tk 339 crore, down from Tk 356 crore in the previous session. Out of the traded issues, prices advanced for 183 companies, declined for 144, and remained unchanged for 62. Gains were recorded across all categories—A, B, and Z—with most price increases coming from A-category stocks, which include fundamentally strong companies. In this group, 93 issues advanced while 82 declined. In the block market, shares worth Tk 9 crore of 15 companies were traded, led by City Insurance PLC with Tk 2.9 crore in transactions. Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC topped the gainers’ chart with a nearly 10% rise, while Familytex (BD) Ltd dropped by the same margin to become the day’s worst performer. Meanwhile, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) extended its losing streak as the overall index fell by 4 points. At the CSE, prices dropped for 68 issues, gained for 63, and remained unchanged for 13. However, turnover increased to Tk 26 crore from Tk 14 crore in the previous session. Baraka Patenga Power Ltd led the gainers at the port city bourse with a nearly 10% rise, while Bangladesh Welding Electrodes Ltd fell around 10%, ending as the day’s biggest loser.

Trading at the country’s stock exchanges showed a mixed trend in the first hour on Tuesday, with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) indices edging up while those in Chattogram slipped. At the DSE, the key index DSEX gained 12 points, while the Shariah-based DSES and the blue-chip DS30 indices rose by 8 and 7 points respectively. Out of the 213 companies traded during the period, the share prices of 213 advanced, 102 declined and 70 remained unchanged. Mixed trading at Bangladesh stock market amid index fluctuations The turnover at the DSE crossed Tk 120 crore in the first hour. In contrast, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw a decline, with its overall index dropping by 10 points. Among 69 companies traded, the prices of 33 increased, 28 fell, and 8 remained unchanged. The CSE recorded over Tk 8 crore in turnover during the same period.  

Trading at the country’s two major bourses — the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) — began on Monday with a sharp decline, as most company shares slipped during the first hour of trading. The DSE’s key index, DSEX, dropped by 19 points, while the Shariah-based DSES and the blue-chip DS30 indices fell by 3 points and 6 points, respectively. Out of the traded companies on the DSE, prices fell for 241, rose for 93, and remained unchanged for 52. DSEX falls 68 points at week’s start as CSE also declines The total transaction value during the first half stood at over Tk 170 crore. The bearish trend was also reflected on the CSE, where the overall index declined by 56 points. On that bourse, 70 companies lost value, 23 gained, and 3 remained unchanged, with transactions worth around Tk 8.2 crore in the first half of trading.