DSE turnover jumps by 10% today
As investors' participation increased on Monday, turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) jumped by 10% to Tk727.38 which is the highest among the last 16 trading sessions.
Earlier on 8 February, the DSE turnover was Tk748.45 crore.
For the second straight session, DSEX, the broad-based index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), increased by 0.14% or 9.27 points to settle at 6259 points.
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Among the traded stocks, 100 scrips advanced, 65 declined and 178 remained unchanged.
After a month-long bearish run, stocks gained positive momentum at the beginning of the current week as investors' confidence began to recover following the clear indication regarding not withdrawing the floor prices immediately.
Dominage Stell was the top gainer on Monday considering today's (Monday) and Sunday's closing prices of the ten stocks. It gained 9.88% or Tk1.6 each share and closed at Tk17.80 each, followed by City General Insurance by 9.33% and National Feed Mills by 8.69%.
Meanwhile, Zeal Bangla Sugar Mills was the top loser as it lost 8.89% to Tk133.3 each, followed by Meghna Pet by 7.27% to Tk30.6 each and Shympur Sugar Mills by 5.11% to Tk72.4 each.
