DHAKA, March 3, 2025 (BSS) - Country's both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), today plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities.

DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), decreased 16.18 points to settle at 5,220.67. The blue-chip index DS30, comprising 30 leading companies, decreased by 5.16 points to 1,898.52, while the DSES Index, representing Shariah-compliant companies, decreased by 4.13 points to 1,162.42 by the close.

Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, stood at Tk 3.82 billion, down 9.53 per cent from the previous trading day.

The majority of the stocks saw a price decrease, as out of the 396 issues traded, 98 closed higher, 230 ended lower, and 68 remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.

Orion Infusion was the most-traded stock, with changing hands of shares worth Tk 336.40 million, followed by Fu Wang Food, H.R. Textile, Taufika Foods and Lovello Ice Cream, and Gemini Sea Food.

On the sectoral front, Pharma (17.6 per cent) issues exerted the highest turnover, followed by Textile (13.0 per cent) and Engineering (11.4 per cent) sectors. Sectors displayed mixed returns, out of which Paper (-1.8 per cent), IT (-1.4 per cent) and Mutual Fund (-1.0 per cent) exerted the most corrections, while Ceramic (0.9 per cent), Telecom (0.5 per cent) and Cement (0.1 per cent) exhibited marginal gains on the bourse today.

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) ended down with its All Share Price Index (CASPI) decreasing 22.82 points to settle at 14585 and the Selective Categories Index (CSCX) decreasing 7.97 points to settle at 8843.

The port city bourse traded 1.55 million shares and mutual fund units with a turnover volume of Tk 33.17 million.