Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- After three consecutive sessions of gains, both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock markets witnessed a downturn, leading to a drop in indices and share prices for most companies.

On Wednesday, the fourth trading session of the week, the Dhaka Stock Exchange's (DSE) benchmark index, DSEX, fell by 14 points.

The other two indices, the Shariah-based DSES and the blue-chip DS30, dropped by 2 points and 4 points, respectively.

Following the previous session's highest turnover of the year, exceeding Tk 600 crore, daily transactions plunged to Tk 463 crore within a day.

Sluggish trading continues in Dhaka Stock Market

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