Following a 10-day closure for the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, trading resumed on Sunday in Bangladesh’s stock markets, but the return to activity began with a decline.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) experienced losses on the first trading day after the break, with share prices of most listed companies falling.
At the start of the session, the DSE showed a downward trend. Within the first hour, the DSEX, the key index of the DSE, dropped by 26 points.
Additionally, the Shariah-based index (DSES) and the blue-chip index (DS30) both fell by 8 points.
The market saw a broad decline in share prices, with 212 companies recording losses during the first hour of trading.
In contrast, only 46 companies witnessed gains, while 50 remained unchanged. The total turnover on the DSE crossed Tk 30 crore within this period.
Similarly, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also opened with a decline. The CSE`s overall index fell by 44 points in the early trading hours.
In the first hour, 17 companies were traded on the CSE, of which 8 saw price declines, 7 gained, and 2 remained unchanged. The total turnover at the CSE during this time was approximately Tk 9 lakh.
The post-holiday session reflects cautious sentiment among investors, with many adopting a wait-and-see approach following the extended market closure.
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