Economic Reporter :
Stocks on Tuesday witnessed downward trend after showing four days positive trend as risk-averse investors went for short-term profit booking on sector-specific shares.
DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 23.95 points or 0.46 per cent to settle at 5,123.06. Two other indices also edged lower. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, lost 7.16 points to finish at 1,806.04 and the DSE Shariah Index fell 6.97 points to close at 1,185.53.
Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, remained almost the same and amounted to Taka 9.72 billion which was Taka 9.79 billion in the previous day.
Losers took a modest lead over the gainers, as out of 356 issues traded, 159 ended lower, 125 higher and 72 issues remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
Beximco Pharma topped the turnover chart with 4.59 million shares worth Taka 731 million changing hands, followed by Beximco, Bangladesh National Insurance, Rupali Insurance and Bangladesh Submarine Cable.
