Business Report :
The country’s both the bourses — Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – on Monday plunged due to mainly a price fall in large-cap securities.
The benchmark index DSEX settled 33.61 points down at 5,624.50. Two other indices of the DSE also ended lower. Of them, DSE 30, comprising blue chips, plunged 9.57 points to finish at 2,053.36 and DSE Shariah Index (DSES) lost 7.37 points to close at 1,263.73.
Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, increased to Tk 5,039.04 million, which was Tk 4,813.19 million at the previous session of the week.
Out of 395 issues traded, 196 declined, 157 advanced and 42 remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
