Stocks fall again
Business Desk :
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell on Sunday after remaining flat for a day at the end of a five-day losing streak on last day of week.
The DSEX, the benchmark index of the premier bourse, plunged 47 points, or 0.75 per cent, to end the day at 6,344 points.
Turnover slid more than 19 per cent to Tk 788 crore, which was a two-and-a-half-month low since August 14 when the figure stood at Tk 644 crore.
The DS30, the index that consists of blue-chip companies, went down 0.67 per cent to 2,262, while the DSES, the Shariah-complaint index, dropped 0.58 per cent to 1,398.
At the DSE, 17 securities advanced, 119 declined and 223 remained the same.
Navana Pharmaceuticals topped the gainers’ list with a 10 per cent rise. Sea Pearl Beach Resort & Spa, Orion Infusion, Sonali Paper & Board Mills, and Intraco CNG were also on the top gainers’ list.
