DHAKA, June 17, 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 broad index of the DSE, lost 44.0 points to settle at 4,740 points as against 4,784 points in the previous trading session. 
 
Meanwhile, trading activities also remained stagnant with total turnover in DSE being low at Taka 3.1 billion. 
 
On the sectoral front, Food (17.0%) issues exerted the highest turnover, followed by Pharma (13.2%) and Bank (12.0%) sectors. 
 
Sectors mostly displayed dismal returns, out of which Travel (-2.6%), Financial Institution (-2.3%) and Paper (-2.3%) exerted the most corrections on the bourse today, while Miscellaneous (0.6%) exhibited some gains.
 
 Out of the 397 issues traded, 66 advanced, 272 declined and 59 remained unchanged.
 
The port city bourse, CSE, however, settled on a positive zone. The Selective Categories' Index (CSCX) and All Share Price Index (CASPI) edged up by 4.2 points and 0.1 points, respectively.