Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– Bangladesh’s stocks continued their downward trend after more than three hours of trading on Sunday, the third session of the week.
“The market witnessed some volatility as a group of investors booked their profits,” a market operator said without elaborating.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), stands at 4,465.47 points, losing 49.66 points or 1.10 per cent, when the report was filing at 2:01 pm.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips lost 17.68 points or 1.01 percent to stand at 1,762.63 points.
On the other hand, the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) came down to 1090. 45 points from 1099.22 points of the previous session, the DSE latest data showed.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 2.57 billion after more than three hours trading when the report was filed.
Of the issues traded till then, 57 advanced, 222 declined and 28 issues remained unchanged.
Grameenphone was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 182.96 million changing hands till then followed by United Airways, Square Pharma, BEXIMCO, Khulna Power Company and Summit Power.
The port city bourse – the CSE also saw negative trend with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – lost 117.17 points to stand at 8,338.05 points, also at 2:20pm.
Of the issues traded till then, 33 gained, 180 declined and 19 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 320 million.

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