DHAKA, Dec 24, 2025 (BSS) – Stocks today resumed recovery momentum following the previous session’s correction, as market-wide speculations over anticipated clarity on the country’s political front provided some respite to subdued investor sentiment.
 
DSEX, the broad index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gained 22.9 points to settle at 4,884 points as against 4,861 points in the previous trading session.
 
Market indices managed to remain afloat throughout the session as opportunistic investors seized positions in sector-specific stocks, although prevailing cautious sentiment kept investor participation broadly subdued.
 
Apparently, market turnover fell by 17.0% to Taka 3.4 billion from Taka 4.1 billion in the previous session.
 
On the sectoral front, Textile (15.9%) issues exerted the highest turnover, followed by Bank (11.9%) and Food (11.8%) sectors. Most of the sectors displayed positive returns, out of which IT (2.0%), Services (1.0%) and Bank (0.9%) exhibited the most positive returns on the bourse today, while Mutual Fund (-0.8%), Ceramic (-0.7%) and Food (-0.3%) exerted some corrections.
 
Out of the 397 issues traded, 178 advanced, 125 declined and 94 remained unchanged.
 
The port city bourse, CSE, also settled on a green zone. The Selective Categories' Index (CSCX) and All Share Price Index (CASPI) advanced by 7.5 points and 21.1 points, respectively.