Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down

Country’s both the bourses– Dhaka Stock Exchange
(DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)– today plunged due to mainly price
fall in large-cap securities.

DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 30.67
points or 0.49 percent to 6,257.14. Two other indices also ended lower with
the DSE 30 Index, comprising blue chips, plunged 13.99 points to finish at
2,124.62 and the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) lost 6.15 points to close at
1,357.95.

Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, decreased to Taka 4,137.59
million which was Taka 4,255.10 million at the previous session of the week.

Out of 390 issues traded, 148 declined, 19 advanced and 223 remained
unchanged on the DSE trading floor.

FUWANGFOOD topped the turnover chart, followed by Sonali Paper, GEMINISEA,
LHBL and Squar Pharma.

CENTRALPHL was the day’s top gainer, posting 2.65 percent gain while KBPPWBIL
was the worst loser, losing 8.78 per cent.

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also ended sharply lower with the CSE All
Share Price Index – CASPI -losing 65.45 points to settle at 18,503.35 and the
Selective Categories Index – CSCX- shedding 39.45 points to close at
11,061.13.

Of the issues traded, 79 declined, 18 advanced and 54 issues remained
unchanged on the CSE trading floor.

The port city’s bourse traded 21.75 lakh shares and mutual fund units with
turnover value worth about Taka 12.30 crore. (BSS)