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Published : 03 Jun 2026, 05:22 PM
Bangladesh’s largest stock market, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), has seen turnover rise to a nine-month high amid renewed post-Eid buying interest and improved investor participation.
On Wednesday, the exchange recorded Tk 12.79 billion in shares changing hands amid an extended investment drought.
The last time transactions reached this level was on Sept 9, when turnover stood at Tk 14 billion.
The main bourse added 35 points by the end of trading on Wednesday. The increase in trading also raised the share prices of an increased number of companies.
On Tuesday, the main index had closed at 5,406 points. On Wednesday, it closed at 5,441 points after hitting 5,463 points during the day’s trading.
Following news of the BNP coming to power following the parliamentary elections in February, more than Tk 12 billion was traded for three consecutive days on Feb 15-17.
The election held on Feb 12 saw the BNP secure an absolute majority and form the government on Feb 17.
After that, DSE trading did not hit the Tk 10 billion mark again until Apr 22. It has meandered since then, with the last time it crossed the mark in May 12.
However, since the end of the Eid holidays, the market has begun to rally once more. On Tuesday, trading hit Tk 10.8 billion.
On Wednesday, Tk 8.10 billion was traded on the block market.
Shares and units of 390 companies changed hands on the DSE, with prices of 243 rising, 98 falling, and 49 remaining unchanged.
The highest gains were in the engineering, textile, pharmaceuticals and chemicals, insurance, IT, and banking sectors.
By the end of the day, Desh Garments saw the biggest price hike with its highest circuit breaker jumping by 10 percent compared with the previous day.
The final transaction was at a price of Tk 140, up from Tk 128 the previous day.
Islami Commercial saw gains of 9.92 percent, with Genex Infosys and Information Services Limited gaining 9.57 percent.
Yakin Polymer, ICB Islamic Bank and Daffodil Computers saw the biggest declines.
