The daily trade turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Tuesday scaled Tk1,100 crore-mark. Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, stood at Tk1,177 crore on the premier bourse which was Tk1,042 crore at the previous session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 21.95 points or 0.35% to settle at 6,276.26. Two other indices also ended higher with the DSE 30 Index, comprising blue chips, rose 10.55 points to finish at 2,158.20 and the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 3.41 points to close at 1,384.16.
At DSE, out of the day's 393 securities, prices of 126 securities closed higher against 227 losing issues. The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) closed the day with a downward trend with its major index CASPI 76.91 points down at 18,158.59. At the CSE, 275 issues were traded. Of those, 106 closed higher and 150 closed lower.