The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) resumed trading on Sunday after the Durga Puja holidays, with its benchmark index falling 18.1 points as cautious investors remained on the sidelines amid concerns over corporate earnings, dividend declarations and rising global energy prices linked to renewed tensions in the Middle East.
The DSEX, the broad index of the DSE, declined 0.33 per cent to close at 5,433 points, down from 5,451 points in the previous trading session.
Trading activity also weakened, with turnover falling 14.3 per cent to Tk430.7 crore from Tk502.6 crore in the previous session, reflecting subdued investor participation.
The volume of shares traded declined 15.8 per cent to 15 crore from 17.8 crore a day earlier.
Market capitalisation on the DSE dropped Tk2,720 crore to Tk6,78,900 crore from Tk6,81,600 crore in the previous session.
Of the 395 issues traded, 282 declined, 62 advanced and 51 remained unchanged, indicating broad-based selling pressure across the market.
Bank stocks accounted for the largest share of turnover at 23.1 per cent, followed by textile stocks at 15.4 per cent and pharmaceutical and chemical stocks at 12 per cent.
Despite the overall downturn, banking stocks recorded marginal gains, with the sector rising 1 per cent. Services and real estate gained 0.2 per cent, while telecommunications advanced 0.1 per cent.
Jute stocks posted the steepest sectoral decline, falling 3.7 per cent, followed by cement at 3.6 per cent and ceramics at 2.5 per cent.
Textile stocks declined 2.4 per cent, while engineering shares fell 1.2 per cent.
Among individual stocks, Bangladesh National Insurance Company (BNIPLC) was the day’s top gainer, rising 9.29 per cent, followed by CAPM IBBL Islamic Mutual Fund, which gained 8.67 per cent, and Prime Finance & Investment, which advanced 8 per cent.
On the losing side, Desh Garments fell 8.93 per cent, Metro Spinning declined 7.95 per cent and Bangladesh Building Systems dropped 7.77 per cent.
