Turnover plunges to 7-month low on DSE

Dhaka bourse on Thursday saw another sharp loss in the broad index along with featuring a seven-month low turnover as downward trend persisted amid selling pressure executed by jittery investors. The broad index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) declined for five sessions in a row and the DSE broad index DSEX lost 239.73 points during the week. At the very beginning of Thursday's session, the DSEX went down and continued the trend for 45 minutes. Later, a recovery stance was observed but the index again exhibited a downward trend. After mid-session, some weak recovery stances were observed but failed to overcome the loss and finally, the core index settled at 6852.08 with a loss of 0.95 per cent or 65.82 points.