On Tuesday, the third trading day of the week, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw a decline in its indices due to a drop in most stock prices. The trend of declining trading volume continued compared to the previous day. Meanwhile, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also experienced a fall in indices but saw an increase in trading volume.

At the DSE, the main index, DSEX, dropped by 26.55 points or 0.50%, closing at 5,194.10 points. The Shariah index, DSES, fell by 4.07 points or 0.35%, settling at 1,158.35 points, while the DS30 index dropped by 8.94 points or 0.47%, ending at 1,889.57 points. The total transaction value was BDT 338.56 crore, down by BDT 43.18 crore compared to the previous day. A total of 13 crore 49 lakh shares changed hands across 396 companies, with 65 gaining, 267 losing, and 64 remaining unchanged.

The top traded company in terms of value was Orion Infusions Limited, with shares worth BDT 14.74 crore being traded, followed by Linde Bangladesh Limited and Shinepukur Ceramics Limited. Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals Limited topped the list of top gainers with a 9.52% increase in share price, followed by Linde Bangladesh Limited and Shinepukur Ceramics Limited.

In contrast, at the CSE, the CSCX index fell by 51.25 points or 0.57%, while the CASPI index dropped by 82.76 points or 0.56%. A total of BDT 4.37 crore worth of shares were traded, showing an increase from the previous day’s BDT 3.31 crore. The top traded shares on the CSE included Sun Life Insurance Limited and British American Tobacco Bangladesh.