Stock markets closed on Monday (Feb 18) of the week with downward trend due mainly to price fall in large-cap securities despite higher transactions, reports BSS.
The falling major sectors were pharmaceuticals and chemicals, food and allied and textile. A total of 202 securities of the large-cap group moved down due to lower activities.
The broader DSEX index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed the day with 51.30 points down at 5,724.52. The Shariah DSES and the blue-chip DS30 also followed the same trend with 10.06 points down at 1,304.71 and with 17.35 points down at 1,987.39.
The daily trade rose to 208.1 million from Sunday’s 194.9 million and the day’s trade value at DSE increased to Tk 8.92 billion from Tk 7.26 billion of the previous session.
At DSE, out of the day’s 347 securities, prices of 68 securities closed higher against 242 losing issues. The major gaining issues were Peninsula, S Alam Cold Storage, ICBSONALI1, KDSALTD and WMSHIPYARD. The major losing companies were Imam Button, Savar EFR, Sonargaon, Meghna Condense Milk and Meghna Pet. UPGDCL topped the turnover list followed by Fortune Shoes, BSCCL, Peninsula and AIL.
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) closed the day of the week with a downward trend with its major CASPI 112.43 points down at 17,541.60.
At CSE, 269 issues were traded. Of those, 69 closed higher and 177 closed lower when 9.43 million shares worth Tk 344.5 million changed hands.