Stocks tumble amid profit-taking
Stocks
17 February, 2020, 01:55 pm
Last modified: 17 February, 2020, 02:46 pm
Share price of 131 companies increased and 184 dropped
Photo: TBS/Saikat Bhadra
Indices faced losses today in the early session after witnessing a surge when investors took a cautious stance and opted for profit-taking.
DSEX, the main index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, decline over 6.72 points as of 1.10pm.
By that time, share price of 131 companies increased and 184 dropped. Turnover value stood at Tk645.86 crore.
Country's another bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange main index CASPI went down by 20 points and the turnover value was Tk20.45 crore as of 1pm.
Following the early choppy session on Monday, the downward trend continued throughout mid-session.
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