The trading session on the day was only 30 minutes, which started at 2:00pm and closed at 2:30pm due to delay over setting the floor price. This averaged price calculated for each scrip shall be considered as the floor price and the lowest limit of the circuit breaker. DSE Shariah based index DSES advanced 10.14% to end at 919.4 points, while blue-chip index, DS30, went up by 10.17% to close at 1,325.8 points. Bangladesh Industrial Fin Co Ltd turned out the worst loser with its price declining by 13%. On Wednesday, following free-fall of stocks prices, Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges decided to cut trading time by one hour effective from Thursday.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 19, 2020 15:45 UTC