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Stocks slide sharply in early trading at DSE, CSE
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Dhaka, May 28 – After a brief positive start, both Dhaka and Chattogram stock markets saw a sharp decline in the first two hours of trading on Tuesday, with all major indices falling.
At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the key index DSEX lost 28 points.
The Shariah-based DSES index slipped 5 points while the blue-chip DS30 index dropped 9 points.
Of the issues traded, prices advanced for 88 companies, declined for 229 and remained unchanged for 75.
Turnover on the DSE crossed Tk 100 crore during the two-hour window.
Over at the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE), the overall index fell by 67 points.
Out of 126 companies traded on the CSE, prices rose for 30, declined for 75 and remained unchanged for 21.
The turnover in Chattogram crossed Tk 4 crore halfway through the trading session. - UNB