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Stocks ended sharply lower on Sunday due to a panic sale amid ongoing unrest across the country.
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) decreased 104.66 points to settle at 5,229.27.
This is the highest fall in the last 26.5 months in percentage terms. On Sunday, DSEX fell by 1.96 per cent. It is a bigger fall than on May 15 2022 when DSEX fell by 2.05 per cent.
The presence of investors on the trading floor was also thin due to the prevailing war-like situation.
At least 78 people, including 14 policemen, were killed and dozens injured as fierce clashes took place in different areas in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh on the first day of the non-cooperation movement announced by the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement.
The blue-chip index DS30, a group of 30 prominent companies, saw a 41.82-point decrease to 1859, while the DSES index, which represents Shariah-based companies, saw a 21.52-point decrease to 1,143.85.
Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, stood at Tk 2.08 billion, down 62.4 per cent from the previous trading day.
The majority of the stocks saw a price decrease, as out of the 397 issues traded, 6 closed higher, 372 ended lower, and 19 remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
Unilever Consumer Care was the most-traded stock with shares worth Tk 486.72 million changing hands, followed by Heidelberg Materials Bangladesh PLC., Square Pharmaceuticals PLC., Express Insurance Limited and British American Tobacco Bangladesh.
Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also ended lower with its All Share Price Index (CASPI) losing 193 points to settle at 14926 and the Selective Categories Index (CSCX) losing 118 points to settle at 8995.
The port city bourse traded 1.0 million shares and mutual fund units with a turnover volume of Tk 33.32 million.
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