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After five straight sessions of gains, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) posted a marginal correction, with the benchmark index slipping by a single point and overall turnover easing slightly.
On Monday, the DSEX index closed at 4,838 points as the session marked a pause following a 162-point rally over the previous five trading days.
Turnover also declined modestly, ending at Tk 4.64 billion, compared to Tk 4.94 billion the previous day. For the last four sessions, daily turnover had consistently exceeded Tk 4 billion.
Trading began on a positive note in the morning, continuing the bullish momentum from the previous sessions, according to bdnews24.com.
However, selling pressure emerged within the first half hour, pushing the index down as far as 4,814 points by around 12:45 pm, marking a 25-point drop from Sunday.
Gradual buying interest later helped the market recover nearly all its losses.
According to DSE data, out of 400 traded scrips, 205 advanced, 130 declined, and 65 remained unchanged.
The day’s trading exhibited a mixed trend across sectors, with the pharmaceuticals and chemicals, food and allied, and banking sectors making the strongest gains.
Among them, banking led in turnover contribution with transactions worth Tk 652.9 million, or 14.29 per cent of the day's total. The food and allied sector followed with Tk 608.1 million, while pharmaceuticals and chemicals accounted for Tk 540 million in trades.
Based on closing prices, top gainers at the DSE included Islami Bank Bangladesh, Midland Bank, and Deshbandhu Polymer, while Bangladesh Industrial Finance, Desh Garments, and Berger Paints Bangladesh languished among the losers.