The country’s stock market appears to be emerging from a prolonged downturn, showing signs of a steady recovery. Following recent investor protests, the market has experienced a consistent upward trend, accompanied by an increase in trading activity. As a result, investors’ losses have slightly diminished. Continuing the trend from the previous trading day, the main stock exchange, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), saw an increase in its key index on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week. Additionally, most participating companies witnessed a rise in their share and unit prices, and the overall trading volume increased. This marks four consecutive trading days of index growth.

Trading on the DSE began with price increases for most shares and units, pushing the index upward from the start. This upward momentum persisted throughout the day, leading to a broad list of gainers and a positive close for all key indices. By the end of the day, 207 companies recorded price increases, while 129 saw declines, and 65 remained unchanged. Consequently, the DSEX, the main index of the DSE, rose by 22 points to settle at 5,170. Among other indices, the DSE-30, comprising the top 30 companies, increased by 3 points to 1,914, while the DSE Shariah Index gained 7 points to reach 1,147.

The total trading value on the DSE reached BDT 471.15 crore, an increase from the previous day’s BDT 444.41 crore, marking a rise of BDT 26.74 crore. This also marked the third consecutive trading day where turnover exceeded BDT 400 crore.

Midland Bank played a crucial role in this turnover, leading with BDT 12.36 crore in traded shares. Orion Infusion followed closely with BDT 12.33 crore, while Agni Systems secured the third spot with BDT 12 crore. The top 10 actively traded stocks included Beach Hatchery, Grameenphone, Kohinoor Chemical, Central Pharma, Marico Bangladesh, Rupali Life Insurance, and Khulna Printing & Packaging.

Meanwhile, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw positive movement, with its CASPI index rising by 35 points. Among 198 traded companies, 115 recorded gains, 67 faced losses, and 16 remained unchanged. The total turnover in the CSE stood at BDT 5.18 crore, up from BDT 4.21 crore in the previous session.