Dhaka, March 20 -- Stock indices in both Dhaka and Chittagong's stock markets saw a decline on the fourth trading day of the week on Wednesday.
While all the indices dropped in both markets, overall trading volume increased. The main index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), DSEX, decreased by 2 points. Among the other two indices, the Shariah-based DSES dropped by 1 point and the DS-30 index fell by more than half a point, reports UNB.
Despite the decline in the indices, trading volume saw an increase compared to the previous day. A total of Tk 482 crore worth of shares and units were traded on the DSE, up from Tk 451 crore the previous day.
The share prices of most companies participating in the trading session fell. Out of 395 companie...