Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– Bangladesh’s stocks saw sharp decline on Monday for the second running session as most of the investors went for selling spree.
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSEX) came down below 4,500 points mark and ended at 4,466.08 points, shedding 53.46 points or 1.18 per cent.
The DS30, comprising blue chips lost 25.81 points or 1.59 per cent to close at 1,589.38 points. The DSE Index (DSES) went down by 10.77 points or 1.10 per cent to close at 967.97 points.
Turnover value on the DSE stood at BDT 2.98 billion, registering 22.63 per cent increase over the previous session’s value.
The losers took a strong lead over the gainers as out of 289 issues traded, 188 advanced, 67 declined and 34 issues closed unchanged on the DSE floor.
Renwick Jajneswar was also the day’s highest gainer; posting a rise of 8.74 per cent while BD Finance was the day’s worst losers, slumping by 7.56 per cent.
The port city bourse — the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw steep fall with its Selective Categories Index – CSCX lost 103.64 points to close at 8,698.89 points.
Losers beat gainers 160 to 35, with 16 issues remaining unchanged at the port city bourse that traded 5.21 million shares and mutual fund units, turnover value of BDT 247.08 million.
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