Senior Correspondent:
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), Bangladesh’s main stock market, kicked off the week on a positive note, with its key index closing higher on Sunday.
The benchmark index, DSEX, surged by 35.67 points to settle at 5,696 points. This positive movement follows a two-day losing streak for the index. Additionally, both the DSES index, which tracks Shariah-compliant companies, and the DS30 index, representing blue-chip stocks, witnessed gains. The DSES rose by 7.89 points to 1,250 points, while the DS30 climbed 11.36 points to reach 2,026 points.
Trading activity also saw a rise compared to the previous working day. A total of Tk 985.88 crore worth of shares and units changed hands on Sunday, exceeding the Tk 911.37 crore traded on the preceding day.
The broader market sentiment mirrored the index’s upward trend. Among the 390 companies participating in the trading session, 196 witnessed an increase in their share prices. Conversely, 159 companies experienced a decline, while the share price of 35 companies remained unchanged.
Overall, Sunday’s trading session at the DSE signaled a positive shift in investor sentiment, with a rise in both the key index and overall trading activity.
