The rising price of food is contributing to budget-conscious diners cutting back
DSEX broad index on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped 1.70 percent to 4899.61 points on Thursday, the closing day of the week, from previous week’s closing.
Selective index DSE30 declined by 2.44 percent to 1814.69 and shariah index DSES by 2.45 percent to 1145.82.
Weekly transactions in the bourse stood at Tk 31.36 billion, a 17 percent or Tk 6.43 billion drop from Tk 37.71 billion of the previous week.