The country’s stock market experienced a significant recovery after a prolonged downturn, with the first trading session of the week on Sunday showing broad-based gains in the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). Most listed companies saw price increases, resulting in a notable rise across all key indices, though trading volume declined. This positive trend followed five consecutive sessions of market losses.

During the previous week, both the indices and share prices of most companies had dropped, wiping over Tk 11,000 crore from DSE’s market capitalization. However, Sunday’s trading opened with a bullish trend that persisted throughout the session, as the number of gainers grew steadily alongside rising indices.

At the close of the session, 232 companies’ shares and units advanced, while 89 declined, and 69 remained unchanged. The DSE’s benchmark index, DSEX, rose by 73 points to settle at 5,178. The DS30 index, comprising the top 30 companies, climbed 26 points to 1,908, while the DSE Shariah index increased by 12 points to 1,152. Despite the upward movement in indices, total turnover decreased to Tk 304.10 crore from the previous session’s Tk 351.59 crore, a drop of Tk 47.49 crore.

Square Pharmaceuticals played a key role in trading volume, with shares worth Tk 34.93 crore changing hands. Acme Laboratories followed with Tk 15.48 crore, and Wimax Electrodes secured third place with Tk 8.21 crore in turnover. Other companies on the top-ten turnover list included Asiatic Laboratories, NRB Bank, Intraco Refueling Station, Grameenphone, Agni Systems, Fine Foods, and Orion Infusion.

Meanwhile, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also showed positive momentum, with its overall CASPI index gaining 129 points. Among the 166 traded companies, 87 saw price increases, 47 declined, and 32 remained unchanged. The CSE reported a turnover of Tk 5.70 crore, up from Tk 4.27 crore in the previous session.