Business Desk :
The stock market in Bangladesh ended in the red today as well, extending the losses it incurred in the last several days.
The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), lost 30 points, or 0.47 per cent, to close the day at 6,361. Turnover stood at Tk 874 crore, which was Tk 798 crore a session ago.
On the DSE, 89 stocks advanced, 236 tumbled and 57 did not show any price movement. Shinepukur Ceramics topped the gainers’ list, rising 9.98 per cent.
Miracle Industries, Meghna Insurance, Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries, JMI Hospital Requisite Manufacturing, and Monno Fabrics also posted major gains.
One Bank was the worst-performing stock on the day, shedding 5.31 per cent. Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals, Apex Tannery, Renwick Jajneswar, and Zeal Bangla Sugar Mills also suffered significant losses. The Chittagong Stock Exchange also fell. The CASPI, the prime index of the bourse in the port city, shed 78 points, or 0.41 per cent, to 18,710.
