Country鈥檚 both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange on Monday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities.
DSEX, the broad index of the DSE, inched down by 1.4 points or -0.03% to settle at 4,838 points as against 4,840 points in the previous trading session.
Trading activities also declined today with market turnover decreased by 6.0% to Taka 4.6 billion as against Taka 4.9 billion in the previous session.
On the sectoral front, Bank (14.7 per cent) issues exerted the highest turnover, followed by Food (14.2 per cent) and Pharma (12.3 per cent) sectors. Most of the sectors ended in red, out of which Miscellaneous (3.1 per cent), Ceramic (1.5 per cent) and Travel (1.1 per cent) exhibited the most negative returns on the bourse.
Out of the 397 issues traded, 125 advanced, 202 declined and 70 remained unchanged.
The port city bourse also settled on a negative note. The Selective Categories鈥� Index and All Share Price Index declined by 20.9 and 41.7 points, respectively.
