Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks ended lower for the third consecutive session on Sunday amid thin trading as deepening political unrest has persistently hit investors’ sentiment.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), dipped below the 4,700-mark and ended at 4,654.95 points, shedding 69.09 points or 1.46 percent.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips lost 24.20 points or 1.38 percent to close at 1,723.54 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) plunged 16.23 points or 1.45 percent to close at 1,099.45 points.
Turnover on DSE came down one month low to BDT 1.84 billion, registering a decline of 10.67 percent over the over the previous session’s value of BDT 2.06 billion.
The losers took a lead over the gainers out of 308 issues traded, 247 declined, 41 advanced and 20 remained unchanged on the DSE floor.
Lafarge Surma Cement was the most traded stock with shares worth BDT 90.93 million changing hands followed by Aamra Technologies, C & A Textiles, GP and Square Pharma.
AIBL First Mutual Fund National was the day’s top gainer, posting a rise of 8.51 percent while Modern Dyeing e was the day’s worst loser, plunging 8.94 percent.
The port city bourse, Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), also saw sharp decline with its Selective Categories Index – CSCX – lost 125.34 points to close at 8,610.23 points.
Losers beat gainers 206 to 21, with 10 issues remaining unchanged at the port city bourse that traded 5.67 million shares and mutual fund units, turnover value of BDT.42 million.
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