Bangladesh equities opened October on a cautious note as the DSEX reversed an early rise to close 0.34% lower at 5,531.65. DSE turnover increased 3.43% to Tk7,231.11 million and volume rose 12.23%, but market breadth deteriorated sharply to 85 advances against 242 declines. Textile counters dominated activity, while institutional investors remained modest net sellers and foreign investors recorded a second consecutive session of net buying.
1. Executive Summary
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) opened October with a failed follow-through on Thursday, 1 October 2026. DSEX traded up to 5,579.75 early in the session, its highest level since 24 September. It then reversed to close at its session low of 5,531.65 (–0.34%), giving back all of the previous session's gain and more. Turnover and volume rose, but breadth deteriorated sharply (85 advances / 242 declines), and the DSE sentiment gauge fell to 23 ("Bear") from 49 ("Neutral"). Activity concentrated further in textiles, where eight of the ten turnover leaders were textile companies, while IPDC was both the largest turnover counter and the largest decliner. DSE figures are official (DSE Daily Market Snippet) and reconcile exactly to the supplied tick and block files. The file supplied as the 1 October CSE tick file contains DSE trades, so CSE analysis for 1 October is limited to the block workbook and dashboard (see Section 24).
1.1 DSE Headline Statistics (official)
Indicator | 1 Oct 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
DSEX closing level | 5,531.65 | 5,550.44 | –18.79 pts |
DSEX daily point change | –18.79 | +26.07 | —44.86 pts |
DSEX daily % change | –0.34% | +0.47% | —0.81 pp |
Total turnover (Tk mn) | 7,231.11 | 6,991.18 | +3.43% |
Total transactions (howla) | 184,783 | 176,960 | +4.42% |
Total shares traded (mn) | 229.69 | 204.66 | +12.23% |
Total traded scrips | 385 | 387 | –2 |
Advances | 85 | 190 | –105 |
Declines | 242 | 130 | +112 |
Unchanged | 58 | 67 | –9 |
1.2 CSE Headline Statistics
Indicator | 1 Oct 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
CSCX / CASPI closing level | CASPI 14,831.98 | CASPI 14,814.69 | +17.28 pts / +0.12 |
Total turnover (Tk mn) | 157.75 (derived) | 468.69 | –66.34% |
of which block (Tk mn) | 64.61 | 249.67 | –74.12% |
Total transactions | 157.76 | 468.69 | –66.34% |
Total shares traded | 8.023 mn (8,022,807) | 9.225 mn (9,225,114) | –13.03% |
Total traded scrips | 188 | 182 | +6 / +3.30% |
Advances / Declines / Unchanged | 71 / 84 / 33 | 56 / 47 / 18 | Adv –16 / Dec +10 / Unch +12 |
1.3 Cross-Market Conclusion
Direction. DSEX fell 18.79 points (–0.34%) to 5,531.65. The intraday high of 5,579.75 was a second consecutive higher high (30 Sep: 5,562.76), but the index closed at its low, below the 30 September intraday low (5,539.15). The higher-high attempt was rejected within the session. DS30 (–0.23%) and DSES (–0.20%) declined less than DSEX, and DSMEX fell 1.12%. The 29 September pullback low (5,524.37) was not broken. The DSE sentiment gauge fell to 23 ("Bear") and the CSE gauge to 38 ("Bear"), from 49 and 48 ("Neutral").
Liquidity and intensity. DSE turnover rose +3.43% to Tk 7,231.11 mn, volume +12.23% and transactions +4.42%. Normal-board turnover rose only 1.78%, while block turnover rose 25.75% to Tk 603.92 mn, the highest block value in the period. Traded value per share fell to Tk 31.48 as activity shifted toward lower-priced textile counters. CSE turnover fell to an estimated Tk 157.75 mn (–66.34%) as PTL activity on the CSE subsided.
Breadth and participation. DSE breadth reversed from 190 / 130 (A/D 1.46) to 85 / 242 (A/D 0.35), the second-weakest reading in the period after 27 September. That is 2.85 decliners per advancer, inside the 2.5–3.0 warning band cited in the October risk framework (Section 25). Net investor flows were small. Retail (+0.97%) and foreign investors (+0.38% → +0.27%) were net buyers; institutions (–0.77%), dealers (–0.13%) and "Others" (–0.34%) were net sellers. Institutional selling was much lighter than on 30 September (–3.87%).
Relative activity and concentration. The DSE accounted for about 97.87% of combined turnover. Textile took 32.45% of DSE main-board turnover, the highest share in the period. IPDC (Tk 509.93 mn, –6.50%) and MALEKSPIN (Tk 462.85 mn, +2.25%) together took 14.68% of normal-board…
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