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DSE benchmark index sees downtrend in first hour on Thursday

Special Correspondent Stocks 2024-12-19, 2:31pm

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)



Daka, Dec 19 - The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country's main capital market, saw a downtrend in the first hour on Thursday.

Shares and units of 1.75 crore were exchanged through 23142 transactions. In this time, shares and mutual funds worth Tk 59.7 crore were traded.

A total of 346 companies participated in trading. Among these, prices of 136 companies increased, 125 companies decreased, and 85 companies remained unchanged at the DSE.

The main index DSEX decreased by 1.2 points to 5,206.93 points, the DSES Shariah index decreased by 1.22 points to 1161.72 points, and the DS30 special blue chip fell by 1.19 points to 1928.85 points during the first hour on Thursday.-UNB