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Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on Monday plunged due mainly to the fall in the prices of large-cap securities.
DSEX, the prime index of DSE, went down by 68.32 points or 1.17 per cent to 5,761.38.
Two other indices also ended sharply lower with the DSE 30 Index, comprising blue chips, plunging 13.96 points to finish at 2,007.34 and the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) losing 14.66 points to close at 1,251.65.
Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, increased to Tk 4,688.21 million, which was Tk 4,670.03 million in the previous session of the week.
Out of the 397 issues traded, 315 declined, 47 advanced, and 35 remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
SPCERAMICS topped the turnover chart, followed by CENTRALPHL, FUWANGCER, ASIATICLAB, and MALEKSPIN. MERCINS was the day's top gainer, posting 4.98 per cent gain while EMERALDOIL was the worst loser, losing 9.82 per cent.
The CSE also ended sharply lower with the CSE All Share Price Index – CASPI – losing 117.04 points to settle at 16,511.67 and the Selective Categories Index – CSCX – shedding 72.29 points to close at 9,926.63.
Of the issues traded, 136 declined, 62 advanced, and 18 remained unchanged on the CSE.
The port city bourse traded 25.08 lakh shares and mutual fund units with a turnover value of about Tk 8.16 crore.
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