Dhaka, April 24 -- The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country's premier bourse, has continued a downward spiral as the key index fell below 5,000 points for the first time in over five and a half months.

The DSEX shed 49 more points on Thursday to close on 4,972 points though turnovers rose to Tk 3.67 billion, up from Wednesday's Tk 3 billion.

Earlier on Oct 27, the DSE lost 149 points in a day as the key index plunged to 4,965.

Following the fall of the Awami League government on Aug 5, the share market started turning around as investors began recovering their capital loss.

But the comeback was short-lived as the index slipped into a mixed trend despite the trade volume rising. In September, however, the market became volatile as a...