Dhaka bourse turnover hits 36-day low | The Business Standard
Skip to main content
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Get the Paper
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Tuesday
July 22, 2025

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Get the Paper
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025
Dhaka bourse turnover hits 36-day low

Stocks

TBS Report
08 December, 2024, 11:05 am
Last modified: 08 December, 2024, 10:16 pm

Related News

  • RAK Ceramics incurs Tk21cr loss in H1 due to slow demand
  • Large-cap stocks drive DSE rally as turnover crosses Tk800cr after 8 months
  • Why brokers want a smaller DSE board with fewer independent directors
  • DSE market cap rises Tk10,750cr last week
  • Marine insurance rebounds as dollar crisis eases

Dhaka bourse turnover hits 36-day low

Of the traded stocks, 87 advanced, 248 declined, and 60 remained unchanged

TBS Report
08 December, 2024, 11:05 am
Last modified: 08 December, 2024, 10:16 pm
Representational image. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
Representational image. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Stocks experienced a downward trend today, with the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) losing 14 points and the daily turnover falling below Tk300 crore for the first time in 36 days.

On the day, the DSEX closed at 5,181 points, while the blue-chip index, DS30, dropped by 3 points to settle at 1,908.

EBL Securities, in its daily market review, noted that trading activities remained stagnant, with the market turnover on the DSE falling below Tk300 crore for the first time in nearly two months. The turnover decreased by 12.5%, falling to Tk293 crore from Tk335 crore in the previous session.

The Business Standard Google News Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel

The report highlighted that the country's capital bourse started the week on a dismal note, extending the negative sentiment from the previous session, as dominant sell-offs continued across the market. Investors' anxiety over the market's momentum, following recent regulatory fines for stock manipulation, further shook the already volatile market.

The market began with significant sell pressure, causing the benchmark index to fall by around 50 points in the first hour of trading. However, subsequent buying activity in sector-specific stocks helped recover some of the initial losses, the report added.

Among the traded stocks, 87 advanced, 248 declined, and 60 remained unchanged.

According to EBL Securities' report, banking sector stocks, including Islami Bank Bangladesh, National Bank, United Commercial Bank, and Pubali Bank, were the primary contributors to the index's decline.

In terms of sector performance, the banking sector led the market with the highest turnover at 15.1%, followed by the pharmaceutical sector at 14.3%, and the textile sector at 10.9%.

Most sectors recorded negative returns, with the largest declines seen in jute (down by 3.2%), mutual funds (down by 2%), and ceramics (down by 1.8%).

In contrast, a few sectors posted gains, including textiles (up by 0.3%), fuel and power (up by 0.2%), and pharmaceuticals (up by 0.1%).

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation topped the turnover list, with shares worth Tk 8.92 crore changing hands. It was followed by Square Pharma and NRB Bank.

Sonargaon Textile led the top gainers list, with its share price jumping by 9.60%, followed by HR Textile and Monno Fabrics.

First Prime Finance Mutual Fund was the worst performer of the day, followed by Dula Mia Cotton and Atlas Bangladesh.

The port city bourse, Chittagong Stock Exchange, also closed in the red. The selected indices, CSCX and the all-share price index CASPI, declined by 24.8 and 42.6 points, respectively.

Top News

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) / DSEX

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS
    Students dispersed from Secretariat, now assembling in Stadium Market area
  • Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS
    Police charge batons, use tear shells to disperse protesters at Secretariat
  • Photo: Collected
    2 advisers, CA's press secretary leave Milestone School 'through backdoor exit'

MOST VIEWED

  • Training aircraft crashes at the Diabari campus of Milestone College on 21 July 2025. Photo: Courtesy
    BAF jet crash at Milestone school: At least 20 including children, pilot dead; 171 hospitalised
  • Flight Lieutenant Md Towkir Islam. Photo: Collected
    Pilot tried to avoid disaster by steering crashing jet away from populated area: ISPR
  • An idle luxury: Built at a cost of Tk450 crore, this rest house near Parki Beach in Anwara upazila has stood unused for six months. Perched on the southern bank of the Karnaphuli, the facility now awaits a private lease as the Bridge Division seeks to put it to use. Photo: Md Minhaz Uddin
    Karnaphuli Tunnel’s service area holds tourism promises, but tall order ahead
  • Bangladesh declares one-day state mourning following plane crash on school campus
    Bangladesh declares one-day state mourning following plane crash on school campus
  • 91-day treasury bills rate falls 1.13 percentage points to 10.45% in a week
    91-day treasury bills rate falls 1.13 percentage points to 10.45% in a week
  • Air Force F-7 BJI training aircraft crashes at Milestone College in Uttara
    Air Force F-7 BJI training aircraft crashes at Milestone College in Uttara

Related News

  • RAK Ceramics incurs Tk21cr loss in H1 due to slow demand
  • Large-cap stocks drive DSE rally as turnover crosses Tk800cr after 8 months
  • Why brokers want a smaller DSE board with fewer independent directors
  • DSE market cap rises Tk10,750cr last week
  • Marine insurance rebounds as dollar crisis eases

Features

Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Milestone plane crash: Aggrieved nation left with questions as citizens rally to help

2h | Panorama
Illustration: TBS

Uttara, Jatrabari, Savar and more: The killing fields that ran red with July martyrs’ blood

19h | Panorama
Despite all the adversities, girls from the hill districts are consistently pushing the boundaries to earn repute and make the nation proud. Photos: TBS

Ghagra: Where dreams rise from dust for Bangladesh women's football

1d | Panorama
Photos: Collected

Water-resistant footwear: A splash of style in every step

2d | Brands

More Videos from TBS

No scope for hiding information: Air Force chief

No scope for hiding information: Air Force chief

21m | TBS Today
Students complain about not reporting the exact number of bodies

Students complain about not reporting the exact number of bodies

46m | Videos
Education Secretary to be removed in the face of student protests

Education Secretary to be removed in the face of student protests

51m | TBS News Updates
Law enforcement officers clash with students in front of the Secretariat, sound grenades thrown

Law enforcement officers clash with students in front of the Secretariat, sound grenades thrown

1h | TBS Today
EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2025
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net