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  30 Jun 2025, 18:32
Update : 30 Jun 2025, 18:39

Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down

DHAKA, June 30, 2025 (BSS) - Country's both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) - today plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities.

DSEX, the broad index of the DSE, inched down by 1.4 points or -0.03% to settle at 4,838 points as against 4,840 points in the previous trading session. 

Trading activities also declined today with market turnover decreased by 6.0% to Taka 4.6 billion as against Taka 4.9 billion in the previous session. 

On the sectoral front, Bank (14.7%) issues exerted the highest turnover, followed by Food (14.2%) and Pharma (12.3%) sectors. Most of the sectors ended in red, out of which Miscellaneous (3.1%), Ceramic (1.5%) and Travel (1.1%) exhibited the most negative returns on the bourse today. 

Out of the 397 issues traded, 125 advanced, 202 declined and 70 remained unchanged.

The port city bourse also settled on a negative note. The Selective Categories' Index (CSCX) and All Share Price Index (CASPI) declined by 20.9 and 41.7 points, respectively.