Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- The Dhaka Stock Exchange, or DSE, index has dropped a day after recording high turnover.

On Wednesday, DSE's main index, DSEX, fell by 2.43 points, closing at 5,189.62 points.

The index had been at 5,192 points the previous day.

The index fluctuated throughout the day's trading session before ending slightly lower than the previous day's close.

Due to decreased transactions in the banking, pharmaceutical, and chemical sectors, the total turnover at the DSE dropped to Tk 3.91 billion.

On Tuesday, trading volume exceeded Tk 5 billion for the first time in 70 days, reaching Tk 5.19 billion. The last time turnover crossed Tk 5 billion was on Dec 2, 2024, when transactions totalled Tk 5.12 billion.

Over the previous two...