The country's two stock markets, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), witnessed a decline for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, with overall trading activity dropping.
At the DSE, the benchmark DSEX fell 41 points, while the Shariah-based DSES index lost 10 points and the blue-chip DS30 index declined 14 points.
Most companies saw their share prices fall. Among traded stocks, 277 companies recorded price increases, 56 companies saw their share prices decline, and 63 companies remained unchanged.
Stocks across all three categories - A, B, and Z - trended downward.
In the A-category, considered the top dividend-paying companies, 167 companies' shares declined, while prices of 25 companies rose and 26 remained unchanged.
In the block market, shares worth BDT 14 crore of 22 companies were traded, with Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries Limited topping the list by selling shares worth BDT 8 crore.
Turnover at the DSE also declined, with shares and units worth BDT 453 crore changing hands compared to BDT 518 crore in the previous session.
Monno Ceramic Industries Ltd led the gainers with a nearly 10 percent rise, while Far Chemical Industries Limited fell over 9 percent to top the losers.
The CSE followed a similar trend, with the overall CASPI index dropping 91 points. Share prices of most companies fell, with 114 companies' shares declining, 50 rising, and 27 remaining unchanged.
Trading at the CSE stood at BDT 18 crore, down from BDT 24 crore the previous day.
FAS Finance and Investment Ltd led the gainers with a 10 percent increase, while Sharp Industries PLC fell over 9 percent to top the losers. "UNB
