Stock turnover hits one-year high
Turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) surged one year-high today though the index of the bourse dropped.
It rose around 43 per cent to Tk 2,832 crore, which is the highest since September 7 last year when it was Tk 2,866 crore. However, the turnover was Tk 1,989 crore yesterday.
The DSEX, the benchmark index of the DSE, fell 4 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 6,596 at the end of the day.
The DS30, the index that consists of blue-chip companies, edged down 0.18 per cent to 2,401, while the DSES, the shariah-based index, was down 1 per cent to 1,451.
At the DSE, 72 stocks up, 156 down and 145 remained unchanged.
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