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POST TIME: 6 March, 2020 00:00 00 AM
Bourses finish week in downbeat
BSS, Dhaka

Bourses finish week in downbeat

Country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) finished the week extending downbeat as cautious investors went on selling binge on sector-specific shares to escape any loss.  The broad index, DSEX closed at 4384.48 points yesterday, last working day of week, with a loss of 25.13 points or 0.57 per cent.  Besides, the two selective indices, Blue Chip index, DSE30 and Shariah index, DSES also went down by 7.86 points and 7.66 points to settle at 1462.24 points and 1015.93 points respectively. Market turnover, another crucial indicator, stood at Tk 4.15 billion, which was also lower over previous day’s mark of Tk 5.10 billion.   At CSE, a total of 8,624,908 shares and mutual fund of 243 companies were traded, of which 60 issues advanced while 162 declined and 21 issues remained unchanged.