DSE edges down, CSE inches up

All indices of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) edged down today extending the loss to the second straight day.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the top bourse in Bangladesh, lost 3 points, or 0.05 per cent, to 6,204.

The DS30, the blue-chip index, decreased 0.08 per cent to 2,215 while the DSES, the shariah-compliant index, went down 0.2 per cent to 1,349.

Turnover, a key indicator of the market, fell 23 per cent to Tk 344 crore.  

Of the securities, 51 advanced, 35 declined and 234 did not show any price movement.

Meanwhile, Caspi, the all-share price index of the Chittagong Stock Exchange, remained almost flat to close at 18,324.

Of the issues, 30 rose, 27 retreated and 120 did not see any price swing.

However, the turnover of the port city bourse plummeted more than 64.7 per cent to Tk 8.27 crore.