The week鈥檚 final trading day concluded on Thursday with a decline in both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges, as most listed companies saw their share prices fall.
On the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX dropped by 16 points. The Shariah-based index DSES fell by 3 points, while the blue-chip index DS30 decreased by 4 points.
Out of 391 companies that took part in the day鈥檚 trading on the DSE, the majority experienced price declines. Prices rose for 114 companies, dropped for 200, and remained unchanged for 77.
Although most A and B category shares losing value, the prices of Z-category shares saw a rise. Among the 97 companies in the A category, share prices rose for 38, declined for 23, while prices of the remaining 36 stayed unchanged.
The majority of mutual funds also faced a fall in value. Of the 36 mutual funds traded, 21 saw price drops, 2 recorded gains and 13 remained unchanged.
Shares worth Tk 7 crore from 20 companies were traded in the DSE block market, with Uttara Bank leading by offloading shares worth Tk 1 crore.
Total turnover at the DSE stood at Tk 253 crore, down from Tk 326 crore in the previous session.
Sonargaon Textile topped the gainers鈥� list on the DSE with a 9.84 per cent price increase, while United Finance faced the steepest drop, losing over 8.40 per cent of its value.
Like Dhaka, the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) also witnessed a downturn, with the overall index falling by 14 points during the day鈥檚 trade.
Among the 190 companies traded, prices increased for 79, dropped for 77, and remained unchanged for 34.
Total turnover at the CSE reached Tk 7.98 crore, slightly higher than the previous day鈥檚 figure of Tk 7.84 crore.
Sonargaon Textile also led the gainers on the CSE with a 10% rise, whereas Envoy Textile suffered the biggest loss, dropping by 9.545 per cent.
