2024-08-19 14:57:41
Published: 16:15, 18 August 2024
The first working day of trading in the capital market ended on Sunday (August 18) with a big fall in the indices of the Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges (DSE-CSE). Besides, on this day, transactions in DSE and CSE have decreased compared to the previous working day. At the same time, the prices of the shares of most of the companies participating in the transactions on the DSE and CSE and the unit prices of mutual funds decreased.
According to DSE and CSE sources, at the end of the day, the main index of DSE, DSEX, is down 125.19 points from the previous day at 5 thousand 778 points. The DSE Shariah index fell by 24.53 points to 1,240 points and the DS30 index fell by 52.73 points to 2,126 points.
A total of 398 shares and units of companies were traded on DSE. Among them, the share and unit prices of 18 companies increased, 366 decreased and 14 remained unchanged.
A total of 480 crore 89 lakh shares and units were traded in DSE on this day. Shares and units worth Tk 999 crores and units were traded on the previous working day.
On the other hand, Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) CSCX index is down by 185.28 points to 10 thousand 73 points. Overall index CASPI decreased by 302.66 points to 16 thousand 728 points, Sharia index decreased by 13.25 points to 1 thousand 68 points and CSE30 index decreased by 310.67 points to 13 thousand 21 points.
Shares and units of 224 companies were traded on CSE. Among them, the share and unit prices of 14 companies increased, 201 decreased and 9 remained unchanged.
At the end of the day, shares and units worth Tk 7 crore 59 lakh were traded in CSE. Shares and units worth Tk 10 crore 74 lakh were traded on the previous working day.
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