Written by The Banking Post
Dhaka’s premier bourse, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), witnessed mixed movements on Wednesday (27 August), with early trading reflecting a cautious market mood. By 11:00 am, the benchmark DSEX index rose slightly by 2.45 points to 5,451, recovering modestly from the previous session’s decline.
Meanwhile, the blue-chip DS30 index, comprising 30 leading companies, slipped 9.47 points to 2,114, and the Shariah-compliant DSES fell 0.55 points to 1,189.
Market breadth tilted positive, with 214 out of 373 traded securities posting gains, 101 declining, and 68 remaining unchanged.
Trading activity in the first hour was robust, with total securities turnover reaching Tk296.26 crore. By comparison, the previous day saw a total turnover of Tk1,247.68 crore—the highest since 11 August 2024. On that day, turnover had briefly crossed the Tk2,000-crore mark, a level the market has not surpassed since.
City Bank shares led early trading activity, accounting for Tk11.48 crore in turnover within the first hour, following a record Tk42.11 crore traded on Tuesday, which had largely driven the market rally.
Analysts noted that while the DSEX showed resilience, investors remained cautious, with movements concentrated in key banking stocks amid selective buying and selling across sectors.
