Dhaka, Chattogram stocks fall

All indices of the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses fell today.

The DSEX, benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), lost 30 points, or 0.48 per cent, to 6,310.

The DS30, the blue-chip index, decreased 0.25 per cent to 2,185 while the DSES, the shariah-compliant index, went up 0.40 per cent to 1,372.

Turnover, a key indicator of the market, dropped 4.75 per cent to Tk 981 crore.

Of the securities, 32 advanced, 143 declined and 181 did not show any price movement.

Paper Processing & Packaging made the highest gain with an increase of 8.2 per cent.

Meghna Condensed Milk Industries, GQ Ball Pen Industries, CAPM IBBL Islamic Mutual, and Apex Foods were among the top gainers.

Meghna Life Insurance was the highest loser, shedding 9.5 per cent.

Intraco Refueling Station, Simtex Industries, Rupali Life Insurance Company, and Pragati Life Insurance were also in the list of the significant losers.

Meghna Life Insurance was the most-traded stock with its issues worth Tk 50 crore transacting.

Sea Pearl Beach Resort & Spa, Rupali Life Insurance Company, Intraco Refueling Station, and Navana Pharmaceutical also saw significant turnover.

Caspi, the all-share price index of the Chittagong Stock Exchange, plummeted 92 points, or 0.49 per cent, to close at 18,650.

Of the issues, 30 rose, 101 retreated and 93 did not see any price swing.

However, turnover of the port city bourse jumped to over 85 per cent to Tk 39.94 crore from the previous day.