DHAKA, Nov 16, 2025 (BSS) - The benchmark DSEX index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rebounded today as late-session bargain hunting provided a much-needed cushion to limit the market's free fall amid lingering investor concerns over the market's momentum.
 
DSEX recovered 29.5 points and settled at 4,732 points as against 4,703 points in the previous trading session.
 
Although the session started with extending the bearish tone from the previous sessions, with the intraday DSEX shedding 82 points within the first 30 minutes of the trading session, the market gradually recovered from the initial plunge as opportunistic investors opted to accumulate the beaten-down scrips across the trading board as they perceived most scrips to be traded at attractive price levels, which helped the broad index claw back early losses and close on a positive zone.
 
However, market participation remained sluggish, as total turnover again decreased by 22.2% to Taka 3.0 billion from Taka 3.8 billion in the previous session.
 
On the sectoral front, Bank (11.9%) issues exerted the highest turnover, followed by Textile (11.4%) and Engineering (11.3%) sectors. Almost all the sectors displayed positive returns, out of which Financial Institution (5.0%), Jute (4.8%) and Cement (3.3%) exhibited the most positive returns, while only Telecom (-1.0%) and Miscellaneous (-0.4%) exerted corrections on the bourse today.
 
Out of the 397 issues traded, 234 advanced, 107 declined and 56 remained unchanged.
 
The port city bourse, CSE, also settled on a negative zone. The Selective Categories' Index (CSCX) and All Share Price Index (CASPI) decreased by 50.9 points and 74.4 points, respectively.