Dhaka, March 13 -- The main index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange has fallen below 6,000 points on the second day of Ramadan after a significant drop on the first day of fasting.

At the end of trading on Wednesday, the DSEX stood at 5,974 points, the lowest level in 20 months.

The last time the index had dipped to this level was Jul 28, 2022, when it fell to 5,980 points. It had not dropped below 6,000 since then.

On Tuesday, the first day of fasting, the DSEX lost 51 points, following share transactions amounting to Tk 5.63 billion.

Trading began at 9am on Wednesday with the index standing at 6,006 points. After 13 minutes, the DSEX dropped six points and dipped below 6,000.

The index continued to drop until 11:30am, reaching 6,950. In ...