The week that began on a positive note for Bangladesh’s stock market ended on a cautious note on Thursday (20 November), as trading concluded with declining Index despite an increase in turnover. Market analysts attributed the drop to normal price correction and profit-taking after four consecutive days of gains.

On the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the main index DSEX fell 32.36 points to close at 4,869.01 points. The DSES index dropped 11.13 points to 1,018.27 points, while the DSE-30 index declined 15.66 points to 1,877.77 points. A total of 371 companies participated in trading, with 104 gaining, 238 declining, and 29 remaining unchanged.

The total turnover on the DSE reached BDT 4.4542 billion, up from BDT 4.2055 billion the previous day, showing an increase of BDT 248.7 million.

Meanwhile, on the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), BDT 73.8 million worth of shares and units were traded, compared to BDT 94.2 million the previous day. Of the 177 companies traded, 87 saw price increases, 65 declined, and 25 remained unchanged. The overall CSE index, CASPI, rose slightly by 0.70 points to close at 13,642.13 points, after a significant gain of 130.62 points the previous day.

Despite the minor decline in Index, market participants remained active, indicating healthy trading activity and investor interest in both exchanges.