Dhaka, March 28 -- The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) tumbled below 5,800-mark on Wednesday after nearly three years, as jittery investors continued to dump their holdings, fearing further fall.
Following the previous two days' slump, the market opened on a positive note for a short time and failed to sustain amid panic-driven sell-offs.
DSEX, the key index of the DSE, finally slid almost 72 points or 1.23 per cent to settle at 5,762. DSEX lost roughly 180 points in the past three consecutive sessions.
The DSE market cap shed Tk 133 billion in just three trading days to Tk 6,792 billion on Wednesday.
Market insiders said the prolonged bearish trend frustrated general investors, while pre-Eid sale pressure coupled with for...