However, trading activities increased as the DSE turnover stood at Tk475 crore, up about 12% over previous session. Engineering sector continued to dominate the trading, accounting for 18% of the total turnover. Concentration was seen in selective stocks as top 10 companies captured around 36% of the total market turnover. However, stocks managed to recover in late hour as investors showed some risk appetite on sector-specific stocks in the last week of trading ahead of Eid vacation, it added. Shahjibazar Power remained the most-traded share for the fourth consecutive day with a turnover worth about Tk25 crore.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 06, 2016 18:45 UTC