Stock indices at 5-year low 

The first working day of the week, Saturday (May 24), ended with a fall in the indices of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE). 

As a result of such a fall, the price index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange has fallen to a level similar to the time of the Corona pandemic, which is the lowest in the last five years. 

The DSE index was lower to a similar level on August 18, 2020. On that day, the DSEX index was at 4,720 points.

On Saturday, the trading volume on the DSE increased compared to the previous working day, but it decreased on the CSE.

The prices of shares and mutual fund units of most companies participating in trading on both capital markets fell.

According to DSE and CSE sources, at the end of the day, the main index of DSE, DSEX, fell 38.69 points from the previous day to 4,746 points. The DSE Shariah Index dropped 9.66 points to 1,037 points and the DS30 Index fell by 23.80 points to 1,753 points.

Of the 397 issues traded at DSC, 74 advanced, 271 declined, and 52 remained unchanged.

A total of Tk 278.2 crore worth of shares and units were traded at the DSE. On the previous working day, shares and units worth Tk 253.54 crore were traded.

On the other hand, the CSC index on the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) dropped 54.13 points from the previous day to 8,119 points. The overall index CASPI fell 91.54 points to 13,293 points, the Shariah index fell 6.19 points to 855 points, and the CSE 30 index fell 78.60 points to 11,333 points.

Of the 181 issues traded at CSC, 56 advanced, 95 declined, and 95 remained unchanged.

A total of Tk 4.19 crore worth of shares and units were traded at the CSE. On the previous working day, shares and units worth Tk 7.98 crore were traded.