The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) added Tk 6,749 crore to its market capitalisation last week, even as the prices of many shares and units declined.
According to the latest financial data, DSE’s market capital stood at Tk 6,92,831 crore at the start of trading on Sunday, the first working day of the week.
By the close of the final trading session, market capital had increased to Tk 6,99,581 crore, marking a Tk 6,749 crore rise over the week.
Despite the overall drop in share prices, the DSE's main index, DSEX, gained 104 points, closing the week at 5,804 points. Additionally, the DSE Shariah index increased by 22 points to 1,241, and the DSE-30 index rose by 34 points to 2,124.
A total of 397 firms participated in share and unit trading throughout the week. Of these, 293 saw their share and unit prices rise, 86 experienced declines and 18 remained unchanged.
