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Stocks back on the slide
DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka bourse, saw corrections lasting after the highs of the previous week. However, stock investors are optimistic that the promised government fund to prop up the market will come through.
DSEX dropped to 4,469.65 points (fell 44.28 points, or 0.98 %)
Average daily turnover was Tk 445.09 crore (dropped Tk 8.09 crore, or 1.78 %)
Top five gainers
Top five losers
Loss (in %)
13.22
12.51
12
11.32
11.15
Company
BSRM Steel
ICB
BIFC
ILFS
Silco Pharmaceuticals
Gain (in %)
42.41
42.04
35.71
18.13
18.08
Company
Zeal Bangla
Shyampur Sugar
United Airways
VFS Thread
Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals
Top sectoral fall
Top turnover
Average turnover
Tk 37.71 crore
Tk 11.49 crore
Tk 11.24 crore
Tk 11.09 crore
Tk 10.10 crore
Company
LafargeHolcim
ADN Telecom
Square Pharmaceuticals
Paramount Textile
SS Steel
Sector
Non-bank Financial Institutions
Telecommunication
Engineering
Mutual Funds
Fuel & Power
Loss (in %)
7.44
5.10
3
2.59
2.55