DHAKA, April 23, 2026 (BSS) – Stocks today exhibited a mixed trading pattern, as opportunistic investors chased speculative and momentum-driven scrips in pursuit of potential short-term gains, while cautious selling in sector-specific large-cap scrips capped the market’s upside trajectory.  

DSEX, the broad index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), remained unchanged at 5,299 points, showing no movement from the previous session as the market closed flat.

Although opening higher, investors being active on both sides of the trading fence limited market indices from following any definite trajectory despite resilience in broad-based investor participation. Cautious investors chose to observe the underlying strength of the market’s momentum amid emerging developments in the domestic and global geopolitical fronts.

 Meanwhile, market turnover declined by 16.3% to TK 8.8 billion from TK 10.6 billion in the previous session. 

On the sectoral front, Engineering (15.4%) accounted for the highest share of turnover, followed by General Insurance (12.3%) and Textile (11.7%). Sectors displayed mixed returns, out of which Jute (5.3%), Tannery (1.7%) and Services (1.3%) exhibited the most positive returns, while Travel (-1.6%), Cement (-0.7%) and Textile (-0.5%) displayed most correction on the bourse today. 

Of the 397 issues traded, 137 advanced, 193 declined, and 66 remained unchanged.

The port city bourse, CSE, also settled on a positive territory. The Selective Categories' Index (CSCX) and All Share Price Index (CASPI) advanced by 22.9 points and 35.0 points, respectively.