Dhaka, March 22 -- The benchmark index DSEX of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) increased by 69 points on Thursday extending the upward momentum for the second consecutive session.
During the trading session, 76% of stocks traded at DSE witnessed price increases as investors were active on the buying side.
At the end of the trading session, the key index increased by 1.17% to settle at 5,941 points, while the DS30 index by 25.43 points or 1.25% to 2,057 points, and the DSE Shariah index by 15.46 points or 1.21% to 1,293 points.
Turnover at DSE increased by 44% to Tk610 crore. At the previous trading session on Wednesday, turnover was Tk422.83 crore.
After eight consecutive days of a bearish trend, the indices returned to a positive note o...