The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed a sharp fall for the second consecutive day yesterday amid profit taking.

The DSE General Index (DGEN), the benchmark index, fell 51 points or 1.84 percent to close at 2,757 from 2,808 on Monday as the investors rushed sales orders to take profit.

The All Shares Price Index (DSI) lost 43 points or 1.84 percent to 2,278 from 2,321 on Monday while DSE-20 of selective shares shed 38 points or 1.63 percent to close at 2,274 points from 2,312 on Monday.

The day's total turnover dropped to Tk 3.79 billion from Tk 4.64 billion on Monday while the market capitalization declined to Tk 1.04 trillion from Tk 1.05 trillion on Monday.

Of the total 247 issues traded on the day, 63 registered gains while 177 incurred losses and seven remained unchanged.

Beximco Pharma, Shinepukur Ceramics, Titas Gas, Summit Power, Beximco, ACI Formulations, GrameenS2, AIMS 1st Mutual Fund, ACI and Maksons Spinning were the turnover leaders in terms of value.

The day's volume leaders were AIMS 1st Mutual Fund, Shinepukur Ceramics, Beximco Textiles, Beximco Pharma, GRAMEENS2, Maksons Spinning, Beximco, Golden Sons, Quasem Dry Cell and BD Online.

Top gainers of the day were Shyampur Sugar, Al-haj Textiles, Orion Infusion, Padma Print, Sreepur Textiles, Modern Dyeing, Northern Insurance, Maksons Spinning, Fine Foods and Meghna Shrimp.

Top losers were Wata Chemicals, Monno Stafflers, Therapeutics Bangladesh, Mithun Knit, Samata Leather, ICB, Miracle Industries, Quasem Silk, Beximco Synthetics and ICB Islamic.