DHAKA, Nov 17, 2025 (BSS) – Stocks today also managed to sustain its recovery mode as opportunistic investors continued to accumulate beaten-down scrips following the sharp corrections. 

Although broader investor participation has yet to rebound as cautious investors preferred to remain watchful amid persistent concerns over uncertain market momentum.
 
DSEX, the broad index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), recovered 42.8 points and settled at 4,775 points as against 4,732 points in the previous trading session.
 
Market analysts observed that market indices maintained an upward trajectory throughout the session, with most scrips managing to recover part of their earlier losses.
 
 Moreover, investor sentiment was also somewhat influenced by market-wide rumors over a favorable outcome in the ongoing legal proceedings related to the court’s ruling on the newly enacted margin rules, they added.
 
 Meanwhile, the Dhaka bourse observed a slight increase in participation, as total turnover rose by 16.8% to Taka 3.5 billion from Taka 3.0 billion in the previous session. On the sectoral front, Pharma (14.5%) issues exerted the highest turnover, followed by Engineering (12.5%) and Bank (9.9%) sectors.
 
 Almost all the sectors displayed positive returns, out of which IT (4.1%), Mutual Fund (3.7%) and Life Insurance (3.0%) exhibited the most positive returns on the bourse today, while only Cement (-0.5%) exerted some corrections.
 
Out of the 397 issues traded, 321 advanced, 30 declined and 46 remained unchanged.
 
The port city bourse, CSE, also settled on a positive zone. The Selective Categories' Index (CSCX) and All Share Price Index (CASPI) advanced by 19.0 points and 41.7 points, respectively.