Staff Correspondent

 A day after a sharp rise in key indices, Bangladesh’s stock markets slumped again on Tuesday, with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessing a significant fall and most shares on both bourses ending in the red.

At the end of the session, the DSE’s benchmark index DSEX lost 43 points.

The Shariah-compliant DSES index dropped 11 points, while the DS30 index, comprising blue-chip companies, fell by 17 points.

Out of 397 issues traded on the DSE, only 67 advanced while 276 declined. The prices of 54 issues remained unchanged.

Share prices fell across all three categories — A, B and Z — with the majority of A-category companies, known for consistent dividend payouts, registering losses. Among 218 such companies, 148 declined, 38 gained, and 32 remained unchanged.

The DSE’s block market recorded transactions worth Tk 8.30 crore involving 27 companies. Lovello topped the list with shares worth Tk 2.40 crore changing hands.

The total turnover at the DSE dropped to Tk 313 crore, down from Tk 417 crore in the previous session.

Central Insurance Company posted the highest gain on the DSE, with a 9.89 percent rise in share price, while Union Capital was the worst performer, losing 6.9 percent.

Losses Extend to Chattogram Market

The Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) also closed lower, though the index decline was milder compared to Dhaka. Most listed firms on the bourse witnessed price corrections.

Of the 189 companies traded, 96 declined, 67 advanced and 26 remained unchanged.

The turnover at the CSE stood at Tk 11.10 crore, an increase from the previous session’s Tk 9.82 crore.

Miracle Industries topped the gainers’ list on the CSE with a 10 percent jump, while Janata Insurance suffered the sharpest fall, losing over 10 percent in value.