TBT DESK: The first trading day of the week witnessed a decline in the Dhaka stock market, while Chattogram experienced a rise in indices on Sunday.
While most companies in Dhaka saw a fall in their share prices, the Chattogram market observed an upward trend.
On the day, the benchmark DSEX index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell by 3 points. The other two indices, the DSES and the blue-chip DS30, dropped by 1 and 6 points, respectively. Out of the 397 companies that traded on the DSE, share prices increased for 143, declined for 190 and remained unchanged for 64 companies.
Across three categories, most companies witnessed a decline in share prices.
Among the 36 mutual funds traded, the majority remained unchanged, with six gaining value and 12 seeing a drop.
In the block market, shares worth Tk 15.59 crore were traded across 40 companies. Uttara Bank led the market with shares worth Tk 4.88 crore being traded. The total turnover at the DSE for the day amounted to Tk 448 crore.
Shinepukur Ceramics Limited topped the gainers' list, surging by 10 %, while Linde Bangladesh Limited experienced the steepest decline, losing 7.87 % in value.
Chattogram Market Rises
In contrast to the DSE, the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed an increase in its index, gaining 7 points.
Alongside the rise in the index, most companies trading in the CSE saw their share prices increase. Out of 181 companies, 87 registered gains, 66 saw a decline, and 28 remained unchanged.
On Sunday, total turnover at the CSE stood at Tk 4.70 crore.
Bengal Windsor Thermoplastics Limited led the gainers at the CSE, rising by 10 %, while Sonali Paper and Board Mills Limited faced the biggest loss, declining by 9.94 %.