On Monday, the second trading day of the week, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s main stock market, witnessed a rise in its indices due to the majority of shares gaining value, accompanied by an increase in trading volume compared to the previous day. Conversely, while indices at the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also rose, its trading volume saw a decline.

Throughout the day, the DSE experienced fluctuations, but by the end of trading, the DSEX index had increased by 19.69 points (0.38%) to close at 5,145.84 points. The Shariah Index (DSES) rose by 3.69 points (0.32%) to settle at 1,139.23 points, while the DS30 index gained 1.45 points (0.07%) to reach 1,909.80 points. The total transaction value at the DSE stood at BDT 431.33 crore, up from BDT 356.41 crore on the previous trading day, marking an increase of BDT 74.91 crore. A total of 18.37 crore shares were exchanged in 1,43,024 transactions. Out of 399 traded companies and mutual funds, 219 saw price increases, 113 experienced declines, and 67 remained unchanged.

Grameenphone Limited topped the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 18.80 crore traded. Following were City Bank PLC with BDT 12.93 crore, Rupali Life Insurance Limited with BDT 10.75 crore, Beach Hatchery Limited with BDT 9.51 crore, Central Pharmaceuticals Limited with BDT 9.19 crore, Khulna Printing & Packaging Limited with BDT 8.42 crore, Agni Systems Limited with BDT 8.34 crore, IFAD Autos Limited with BDT 7.52 crore, Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries Limited with BDT 7.31 crore, and Hakkani Pulp & Paper Mills Limited with BDT 6.97 crore in transactions.

Among the top gainers, Prime Finance First Mutual Fund led with a 10% increase in share price. It was followed by Energypac Power Generation Limited (10%), IFAD Autos Limited (9.69%), Hakkani Pulp & Paper Mills Limited (7.15%), SEML IBBL Shariah Fund (6.89%), Rupali Life Insurance Limited (6.85%), Green Delta Mutual Fund (6.25%), ML Dyeing Limited (6.25%), Alif Manufacturing Company Limited (5.79%), and Bangaj Limited (5.11%).

At the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), the CSCX index rose by 13.03 points (0.14%) to 8,737.14 points, while the CASPI index increased by 31.89 points (0.22%) to 14,376.66 points. A total of 206 companies’ shares were traded at the CSE, with 100 gaining, 69 declining, and 37 remaining unchanged. However, the trading volume decreased to BDT 3.94 crore from the previous day’s BDT 4.15crore.