DHAKA, July 7, 2021 (BSS) - Stocks today witnessed a moderate fall for the two consecutive sessions as cautious investors continued to book profit on quick-gaining issues amid virus worries.
DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 19.35 points or 0.31 per cent to settle at 6,177. DSEX lost about 42 points in the two straight sessions.
Two other indices, however, edged higher with the DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 2.49 points to finish at 2,231 and the DSE Shariah Index gained 2.77 points to close at 1,327.
Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, also dropped to Tk 15.77 billion on the country’s premier bourse, which was 12 per cent lower than the previous day’s mark of Tk 17.89 billion.
Losers took a strong lead over the gainers, as out of 372 issues traded, 205 ended lower, 142 higher while 25 remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
Beximco - the flagship company of Beximco Group- topped the turnover chart with shares worth Tk 1.62 billion changing hands, followed by LafargeHolcim (Tk 477 million), Beximco Pharma (Tk 281 million), National Feed Mills (Tk 268 million) and Keya Cosmetics (Tk 259 million).
Information Services Network was the day’s best performer, posting a gain of 9.79 per cent while Alltex Industries was the worst loser, losing 7.80 per cent.
The Chittagong Stock Exchange also kept losing with its All Shares Price Index (CASPI)—shedding 74 points to close at 17,881 while the Selective Categories Index – CSCX losing 43 points to close at 10,739.
Of the issues traded, 170 declined, 110 advanced and 27 issues remained unchanged on the CSE.
The port city bourse traded 29.49 million shares and mutual fund units with turnover value of Tk 783 million.