Dhaka, March 1 -- In the past week's trading activities, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw a notable increase in its main index, accompanied by a rise in overall market transactions. These trends have been partially driven by a positive shift in the banking sector shares.

Over the five trading days till Thursday (Feb. 27), the DSE's main index rose by 46.93 points. Trading, which concluded on February 20 at 5,200 points, reached 5,247 points on February 27.

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Along with the main index's growth, the average trading volume in Dhaka's stock market saw an uptick. Last week, the average trading volume increased from Tk 470 crore to Tk 518 crore, marking a more than 10% r...