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The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s main bourse, ended the day with all its key price indices rising. Prices of shares and units of most of the companies traded also rose today.
At the end of the day, total turnover at the DSE stood at Tk 522.287 crore.
The benchmark DSEX rose 57.32 points, or 1.8 percent, to close at 5,341.63 points today (Wednesday). It was at 5,284.32 points on the previous trading day.
Of the other two indices, the DSE-30 rose 0.78 percent to 2,037.62 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 0.64 percent to stand at 1,036.88 points.
Market data show that shares and units of a total of 383 companies changed hands on the DSE today. Of them, 283 advanced, 50 declined and 50 remained unchanged.
Over the day, 162,315,064 shares and units were traded on the DSE in 156,796 trades. The total value of trade was Tk 5,222.87 crore.
At the end of the day, the DSE’s market capitalisation stood at Tk 669,827.468 crore.
By the numbers
According to The Financial Express on 3 January, the DSEX fell 351 points, or 6.7 percent, in 2025. According to a daily report by BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage, the index closed at 4,865.34 points on 30 December 2025.
According to a UNB report on 13 July, the DSEX rose to 5,866 points that day, the highest of 2026 up to then; turnover that day was Tk 1,419 crore.
Sources
Background sources: The Financial Express, 3 January 2026; BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage, 30 December 2025; UNB, 13 July 2026
