Special Correspondent
DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gained 8.4 points, or 0.16%, and closed at 5,174.28.
The bourse witnessed mixed reactions, with investors showing buying interest in trendy issues with quick gain potential, while cautious investors remained observant of the market's momentum surrounding the declaration of monetary policy for the second half of the fiscal year.
The blue-chip index DS30 (+0.02%), the Shariah-based index DSES (+0.49%), and the large-cap index CDSET closed at 1,912.23, 1,149.20, and 1,048.66 points, respectively.
Large-cap sectors posted mixed performance on Monday. Fuel & Power booked the highest gain of 1.48%, followed by Engineering (+0.30%), Food & Allied (+0.15%), Pharmaceutical (+0.13%), Telecommunication (-0.04%), Bank (-0.15%), and NBFI (-1.08%), respectively.
Block trades contributed 5.2% of the overall market turnover. Beach Hatchery Ltd. (+3.7%) was the most traded share with a turnover of Tk99 million.
Meanwhile, market turnover also increased by 12.4% to Tk4.2 billion as against Tk3.7 billion in the previous session.
Out of the 397 issues traded, 164 advanced, 162 declined, and 71 remained unchanged on the Dhaka bourse.
In its daily market commentary, the EBL Securities said that the investors were active on both sides of the trading fence, while buyers ended up on a slightly dominant side by the end of the session.
The port city bourse, Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), also settled on green terrain. The Selective Categories' Index (CSCX) and All Share Price Index (CASPI) edged up by 1.6 and 2.0 points, respectively.