After declines in the first two trading days of the week, the country’s main stock market, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), posted a marginal gain on Tuesday (30 December).

However, the other stock market, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), recorded a decline.

On Tuesday (30 December), the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSEX) rose by 4 points to stand at 4,865 points. In the previous two trading days of the week, the index had fallen—by 7 points on Monday and 15 points on Sunday.

On the day, shares and units worth Tk 354.04 crore were traded on the DSE, compared to Tk 309.97 crore in the previous session. As a result, turnover increased by Tk 44.07 crore, or 14 percent.

Out of the 392 companies traded on the DSE, share and unit prices increased for 180 companies (45.92 percent), decreased for 122 companies (31.12 percent), and remained unchanged for 90 companies (22.96 percent).

Meanwhile, shares and units worth Tk 5.27 crore were traded on the CSE on Tuesday. Of the 145 companies traded on the CSE, prices rose for 57 companies, fell for 71 companies, and remained unchanged for 17 companies. On the day, the CSE’s overall index, CASPI, fell by 6 points to 13,611 points.

In the previous session, shares and units worth Tk 11.99 crore were traded on the CSE, and the CASPI index had declined by 35 points.