The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s main stock
market, recorded its lowest trading volume of the year on Saturday (October
17).
Shares and units worth Tk 3.1738 billion were traded on the
exchange that day. Previously, on December 29 last year, the DSE recorded a
lower trading volume of Tk 3.0997 billion. Recently, trading activity has
followed a downward trend alongside declines in the market index.
Stock exchange sources said the DSE’s benchmark index, DSEX,
fell 19 points to...