The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) extended its winning streak for the fifth consecutive trading session, driven by improved investor confidence, supportive policy developments, and a positive near-term market outlook. The benchmark DSEX index gained 15.03 points to close at 5,926, up from 5,911 in the previous session.
Market Dynamics
The market opened strongly with broad-based buying in large-cap stocks. Although intermittent profit-taking trimmed some early gains, sustained buying interest toward the close kept the benchmark index in positive territory. Turnover declined by 8.2 percent to Tk 15.2 billion from Tk 16.5 billion in the previous session.
Sectoral Performance
Among the sectors, pharmaceuticals accounted for the largest share of turnover at 14.3 percent, followed by banks (12.2 percent) and textiles (11.1 percent). Sectoral performance was mixed, with cement stocks posting the highest gain, rising 2.3 percent, followed by ceramics (1.2 percent) and mutual funds (1.0 percent). On the downside, jute fell 2.6 percent, services declined 1.6 percent, and tannery stocks lost 1.2 percent.
Of the 396 issues traded on the DSE, 127 advanced, 210 declined, and 59 remained unchanged. Meanwhile, trading on the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also ended higher, with the CSCX index advancing 65.5 points and the CASPI index gaining 91.3 points.
