DHAKA, July 15, 2026 (BSS) - Stocks today extended winning streak for a fifth consecutive trading session, buoyed by improved investor confidence, supportive policy developments and a positive near-term market outlook.
 
The benchmark DSEX index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) gained 15.03 points to close at 5,926, up from 5,911 in the previous session.
 
The market opened strongly on broad-based buying in large-cap stocks. Although intermittent profit-taking trimmed part of the early gains, sustained buying interest toward the close kept the benchmark index in positive territory.
 
Turnover, however, declined by 8.2 percent to Tk 15.2 billion from Tk 16.5 billion in the previous session.
 
Among the sectors, pharmaceuticals accounted for the largest share of turnover at 14.3 percent, followed by banks (12.2 percent) and textiles (11.1 percent).
 
Sectoral performance was mixed. Cement stocks posted the highest gain, rising 2.3 percent, followed by ceramics (1.2 percent) and mutual funds (1.0 percent). On the downside, jute fell 2.6 percent, services declined 1.6 percent and tannery stocks lost 1.2 percent.
 
Of the 396 issues traded on the DSE, 127 advanced, 210 declined and 59 remained unchanged.
 
Meanwhile, trading on the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also ended higher, with the CSCX index advancing 65.5 points and the CASPI index gaining 91.3 points.