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Published : 26 May 2025, 07:57 PM
The downtrend at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s premier bourse, has continued into the new week.
On Monday, the benchmark index, DSEX, shed another 17 points to settle at 4,719, marking the lowest score this year.
The slump followed Saturday’s 4,746 points, which was the lowest this year before slipping by 10 points the next day to a new low.
Monday’s trading saw a slight improvement with Tk 2.82 billion in turnovers at the close, following Sunday’s haul of Tk 2.35 billion -- the lowest daily turnover this year.
Trading in the morning began on a positive note, with the index ticking upward during the first two hours. But the trend soon reversed as increased selling pressure dragged the index down, ultimately hitting the fresh low at the close.
Of the 393 companies that traded, prices rose to 148, fell to 168, and remained flat for 77.
Banks, engineering and energy stocks led the trading volume. Bank shares made up Tk 460 million, about 20 percent of the day’s total.
Engineering shares accounted for Tk 347.7 million, while power and energy stocks reached Tk 278 million.
Top gainers included BBS Cable, Nahee Aluminium and Standard Insurance Limited.
The sharpest losses came from One Bank, NRB Bank and South Bangla Agriculture Bank.
The market had rallied briefly after the fall of the Awami League government on Aug 5, 2025, with turnovers surging past Tk 20 billion in several days.
That momentum quickly faded, however, dragging daily trades back to around Tk 3 billion and at times as low as Tk 2.5 billion. Occasional rebounds above Tk 4 billion proved short-lived.
