DSE, CSE end day with loses

Both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses experienced fall today.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), edged down 8 points, or 0.14 per cent, to close at 6,281.

The DS30, the blue-chip index, dipped 0.19 per cent to 2,190 while the DSES, the Shariah-compliant index, went down 0.14 per cent to 1,366.

However, turnover, a key indicator of the market, dropped 12.9 per cent to Tk 811 crore.

Of the securities, 65 advanced, 104 declined and 192 did not show any price movement.

Bangladesh General Insurance Company made the highest gain with an increase of 9.96 per cent.

Trust Islami Life Insurance, CAPM IBBL Islamic Mutual Fund, Emerald Oil Industries, and Global Insurance Company were among the top gainers.

Miracle Industries was the sharpest loser, shedding 6.6 per cent.

Sea Pearl Beach Resort & Spa, Chartered Life Insurance Company, Pragati Life Insurance, and Far Chemical Industries were also on the list of significant losers.

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation was the most-traded stock on the day with its issues worth Tk 58 crore transacting.

Rupali Life Insurance Company, Intraco Refueling Station, Chartered Life Insurance Company, and Orion Infusion registered significant turnover as well.

The Caspi, the all-share price index of the Chittagong Stock Exchange, faded 10 point, or 0.05 per cent, to close at 18,519.

Of the issues, 58 rose, 67 retreated and 94 did not see any price swing.

However, turnover of the port city bourse rose 33 per cent to Tk 16.98 crore.