Dhaka, July 23 -- The Dhaka Stock Exchange has surged close to the Tk 10 billion mark in daily turnover, its highest since September last year, as the market continued to recover from months of sluggish trading.

The country's main bourse reported turnover of Tk 9.87 billion at the close on Wednesday, up from Tk 7.22 billion on Tuesday and Tk 8.61 billion the previous day, bdnews24.com reports.

The benchmark index, DSEX, climbed 93.37 points to finish at 5,363.94, continuing its recent uptrend.

This was DSE's highest single-day turnover since Sep 2, 2023, when shares worth Tk 10.66 billion changed hands.

Market capitalisation also posted a sharp daily gain of Tk 54.49 billion, reaching Tk 7.08 trillion, up from Tk 7.03 trillion the pre...