Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – The country’s stocks edged lower in a volatile trading on Tuesday, market operators said.
The benchmark Dhaka Stock Exchange General Index, DGEN, ended down marginally 8.15 points or 0.19 per cent to 4118.77. The All Shares Price Index, DSI, lost 6.48 points or 0.18 per cent to 3494.87. The DSE-20 blue chip index closed at 3430.03 with a loss of 8.16 points or 0.23 per cent.
Similarly, the Chittagong Stock Exchange Selective Category Index, CSCX, dropped 22.92 points to 8001.79.
The DSE turnover stood at BDT 1.24 billion. Losers took a marginal lead over the gainers as out of 266 issues traded, 104 gained, 114 declined and 48 remained unchanged.
The top traded stocks were Beximco Ltd, Unique Hotel and Resorts Ltd, RN Spinning, United Airways, National Bank Ltd, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, Lafarge Surma Cement and Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd.
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