STAR BUSINESS REPORT

Stock market’s indices in Bangladesh rose for the fourth consecutive trading day yesterday, with turnover also increasing compared to the previous day’s session.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gained 32.94 points, or 0.62 percent, to close at 5,267.

Among the traded securities, 196 advanced, 156 declined, and 44 remained unchanged.

The day’s turnover increased by 11 percent to Tk 607.2 crore compared to the previous trading session.

The DSES index for Shariah-based stocks gained 0.59 percent to 1,176 points, while the DS30 index for blue-chip stocks went up by 0.20 percent to 1,930.

Bashundhara Paper Mills topped the gainers’ list, rising by 9 percent, while Khulna Printing & Packaging saw the biggest decline, falling by 8 percent. At the Chittagong Stock Exchange, the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI), the prime index of the port city bourse, saw a similar upward trend as the index grew by 135.39 percent, or 0.93 percent, to settle the day at 14,705.