Desk Report
Publish: 15 Feb 2022, 06:41 pm
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Stock markets today extended loss as most of the major
sectors closed lower.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE),
went down by 23.96 points or 0.34 per cent to settle at 7,036. DSEX lost around
53 points in the past two straight sessions.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also fell 7.87 points
to finish at 2,589. However, the DSE Shariah Index saw a fractional gain of
0.15 point to close at 1,520.
Turnover, the most important indicator of the market, stood
at Tk 12.31 billion, which was 0.88 per cent lower than the previous day's
tally of Tk 12.42 billion.
Losers took a strong lead over the gainers, as out of 379
issues traded, 221 declined, 112 advanced and 46 issues remained unchanged on
the DSE.
A total number of 233,310 trades were executed in the day's
trading session with a trading volume of 236.50 million securities.
The market capitalisation of the DSE dropped to Tk 5,645
billion on Tuesday, down from Tk 5,652 billion in the previous session.
Fortune Shoes, which lost 0.07 per cent, was the most traded
stock with shares worth over Tk 2.53 billion changing hands, followed by
Beximco (Tk 553), Rahima Food (Tk 354 million), Bangladesh Shipping Corporation
(Tk 326 million) and Orion Pharma (Tk 276 million).
Apex Foods was the day's top gainer, posting a 9.96 per cent
rise while Bangladesh National Insurance was the worst loser, losing 5.01 per
cent.
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also closed lower for
the second straight day with the CSE All Share Price Index - CASPI -losing 102
points to settle at 20,602 and the Selective Categories Index - CSCX-shedding
62 points to close at 12,370.
Of the issues traded, 182 declined, 83 advanced and 35
issues remained unchanged on the CSE.
The port city bourse traded 9.91 million shares and mutual
fund units with a turnover value of Tk 310 million.
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