The Dhaka Stock Exchange saw the lowest turnover in four months on Wednesday, with transactions falling to Tk 355 crore, despite a marginal rise in the key index.
The last time DSE saw a lower transaction was on June 23, when shares and units worth Tk 276 crore were traded. Earlier this week, on Monday, the turnover stood at Tk 394 crore 鈥� the lowest in the ongoing 2025鈥�26 fiscal year until today鈥檚 drop.
The benchmark DSEX index gained 5 points at the end of the day鈥檚 trading, recovering slightly from an early fall.
Of the other indices, the Shariah-based DSES remained unchanged, while the blue-chip DS30 advanced by 5 points.
Prices declined for most of the traded issues as 178 companies saw losses against 145 gainers, while 74 remained unchanged.
Most of the losing stocks belonged to the 鈥楤鈥� and 鈥榋鈥� categories 鈥� companies that offer little or no dividends to investors.
In contrast, most of the fundamentally strong 鈥楢鈥� category shares advanced, with 105 gaining, 81 declining, and 35 remaining unchanged.
In the block market, shares of 20 companies worth Tk 9.60 crore were traded. City Insurance PLC topped the block transactions with shares worth Tk 2.90 crore.
Aramit Limited emerged as the day鈥檚 top gainer with a nearly 10 per cent rise, while FAS Finance & Investment Limited suffered the steepest loss, shedding over 9 per cent.
Meanwhile, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) ended lower, with its all-share price index, CASPI, losing 13 points. Most of the issues declined there as well 鈥� 93 lost, 72 gained, and 18 remained unchanged.
The port city鈥檚 bourse recorded a turnover of Tk 12.28 crore, slightly higher than the previous session鈥檚 Tk 12.23 crore.
Similar to the DSE, Aramit Limited topped the gainers鈥� list on the CSE with a 10% rise, while DBH First Mutual Fund was the worst performer, losing 10%.