The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s premier stock
market, saw its index decline on four of the five trading days last week. With
most listed companies posting losses, the DSE’s market capitalization fell by
more than Tk 7,000 crore week-on-week. However, trading activity increased
despite the decline in market indices.
At the end of the last trading day of the week, the DSE’s
market capitalization stood at Tk 674,476 crore, down from Tk 681,587 crore on
the final trading day of...