Dhaka, April 22 -- Trading in the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has maintained the declining trend it has seen since the stock market reopened after the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays.

Turnover continued dipping as the largest capital market in the country registered 5,026 points on Tuesday, down 18 points from the previous day's 5,044, as the broad index fell for the seventh consecutive day.

An hour into the trading on Tuesday, the index went into a price correction. With rising selling pressure, the index also fell in the last hour.

A total of shares worth Tk 3.4 billion changed hands, bringing the price index to 5,026 points at the close.

During the Islamic month of Ramadan, the entirety of March, the DSE sustained a mixed trend and investors h...