Dhaka stocks fall again

The Dhaka Stock Exchange registered fall on Monday after gaining in two consecutive days as the prices of shares fell across the board.
The general index of DSE, the benchmark index, gained 26 points, or 0.97 per cent, to close at 2,662 on Monday from 2,688 on Sunday.
The all shares Price Index dropped 22 points or 0.98 percent to close at 2,202 from 2,224 on Sunday. The DSE-20 of selective shares also fell 18 points or 0.82 percent to close at 2,193 from Sunday’s 2,211 points.
Of the total 254 issues traded on Monday, only 66 registered gains, 181 incurred losses and seven remained unchanged.
The day’s total turnover increased to Tk 2.83b from Tk 2.71b on Sunday while the market capitalization declined to Tk 1.017 trillion from Tk 1.024 trillion on the previous trading day.
Beximco Pharma, Beximco, Shinepukur Ceramics, Summit Power, BATBC, AIMS 1st Mutual Fund, Summit Alliance, Aftab Auto, GRAMEENS2 and BSRM Steel were the turnover leaders in terms of value.
The day’s volume leaders were AIMS 1st Mutual Fund, Beximco Pharma, GRAMEENS2, Shinepukur Ceramics, Fu-Wang Food, Quasem Dry Cell, Beximco Textiles, Beximco, BATBC and BD Welding.
Top gainers of the day were Apex Weaving, Quasem Silk, Quasem Textiles, Tulip Dairy, Sreepur Textile, Rahim Textile, Bengal Fine Ceramics, Monno Jutex, United Leasing Company and M. Hossain Garments.