Dhaka, May 27 -- Investor caution has dragged the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) to a five-year low, with sustained selling and lacklustre trading reflecting deep market uncertainty.

On Tuesday, the benchmark index, DSEX, lost 41 points to close at 4,678, matching its level from Nov 4, 2019.

This marks a drop of 123 points over five consecutive sessions of decline.

The index had fallen even lower during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, plunging to 3,603 on Mar 18, 2020.

It recovered gradually, aided by regulatory interventions like the floor price mechanism introduced by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to stabilise the market.

Although the economy began to bounce back in early 2021 and floor prices were l...