The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s main stock market, saw an upward trend in its indices on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week, as the majority of shares gained value. Additionally, trading volume increased compared to the previous day. Meanwhile, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also experienced a rise in indices, though its overall trading volume declined.

Market observations indicate that DSE saw fluctuations throughout the day, but the primary index, DSEX, closed at 5,216.06 points, gaining 16.76 points or 0.32%. The DSES (Shariah Index) dropped by 2.68 points to 1,166.61, while the DS30 index increased by 4.94 points (0.26%) to reach 1,899.62. Total transactions at DSE amounted to BDT 4.52 billion, up from BDT 4.12 billion in the previous session, marking an increase of BDT 403.2 million. Throughout the day, 159.18 million shares changed hands in 135,692 transactions. Out of 398 listed companies and mutual funds, 191 saw price increases, 140 declined, and 67 remained unchanged.

Taufika Foods and Lovello Ice Cream PLC topped the DSE’s trading chart, with shares worth BDT 2.89 billion changing hands. Orion Infusions Limited followed with BDT 2.13 billion, Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries Limited at BDT 1.56 billion, Beach Hatchery Limited at BDT 1.49 billion, and Linde Bangladesh Limited at BDT 903 million. Other actively traded stocks included Fu-Wang Food Limited, Golden Harvest Agro Industries Limited, Alif Industries Limited, Robi Axiata PLC, and Hakkani Pulp and Paper Mills Limited.

Golden Harvest Agro Industries Limited led the day’s top gainers with a 10% price increase, followed by S Alam Cold Rolled Steels Limited (10%), Energypac Power Generation Limited (9.70%), Kattali Textile Limited (9.52%), and EBL First Mutual Fund (8.16%). Other gainers included DBH First Mutual Fund (5.71%), Islamic Finance and Investment Limited (5.50%), Southeast Bank PLC (5.49%), Evince Textile Limited (5.15%), and Mir Akhter Hossain Limited (4.96%).

At CSE, the CSCX index rose by 47.10 points (0.53%) to 8,845.79, while the CASPI index gained 72.11 points (0.49%) to settle at 14,574.18. A total of 220 companies traded at CSE, with 118 gaining value, 64 losing, and 38 remaining unchanged. However, the total transaction volume at CSE fell to BDT 520 million from BDT 1.19 billion in the previous session.

Taufika Foods and Lovello Ice Cream PLC also topped the CSE trading list with BDT 166 million in transactions, followed by Robi Axiata PLC (BDT 19 million), Alif Industries Limited (BDT 18 million), and Golden Harvest Agro Industries Limited (BDT 17 million). Other notable trades included Uttara Bank PLC, Energypac Power Generation Limited, Beach Hatchery Limited, Sikder Insurance Company Limited, Fine Foods Limited, and DBH Finance PLC.