Bangladesh’s equity market ended 29 September 2026 with the DSEX slipping 1.49 points, or 0.03%, to 5,524.37, marking a fourth consecutive lower close. DSE turnover declined 15.00% to Tk 6.35 billion, while market breadth improved to 142 advances against 178 declines, indicating that selling pressure was moderating despite weaker liquidity. Textile remained the dominant sector, accounting for 28.83% of main-board turnover. The DSEX also closed approximately 12 points below its daily 200-WMA at 5,536.33, keeping the 5,526–5,561 area as an important near-term technical hurdle. On the CSE, turnover increased sharply to Tk 253.11 million, although much of the increase came from a limited number of large transactions.
1. Executive Summary
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) edged lower for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, but the decline was marginal (–0.03%). Turnover fell to the lowest level in the six sessions reviewed, while breadth improved for a second day. Textiles again led activity. On the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), turnover more than doubled to Tk 253.11 mn. As on 27 September, a small number of very large prints drove the increase, this time in MALEKSPIN, DACCADYE and a PTL block. No CSCX level was supplied for 29 September. DSE figures are official (DSE Daily Market Snippet) and reconcile exactly to the supplied tick file and block file. CSE activity figures are tick-derived.
1.1 DSE Headline Statistics (official)
Indicator | 29 Sep 2026 | 28 Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
DSEX closing level | 5,524.37 | 5,525.86 | –1.49 pts |
DSEX daily point change | –1.49 | –6.89 | +5.40 pts (Improvement) |
DSEX daily % change | –0.03% | –0.12% | +0.09 pp |
Total turnover (Tk mn) | 6,345.24 | 7,464.69 | –15.00% |
Total transactions (howla) | 172,615 | 195,699 | –11.80% |
Total shares traded (mn) | 208.39 | 234.77 | –11.24% |
Total traded scrips | 395 | 394 | +1 |
Advances | 142 | 125 | +17 |
Declines | 178 | 224 | –46 |
Unchanged | 75 | 45 | +30 |
1.2 CSE Headline Statistics
Indicator | 29 Sep 2026 | 28 Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
CSCX closing level | 9053.89 | 9,057.79 | -3.90 pts/0.04% |
CSCX daily point / % change | -3.89 | +0.30 / +0.00% | -4.19 pts/ -0.04 pp |
Total turnover (Tk mn, tick) | 253.11 | 107.39 | +135.68% |
Total transactions (tick records) | 1,200 | 1,412 | –15.01% |
Total shares traded (mn, tick) | 6.38 | 4.43 | +44.19% |
Total traded scrips | 170 | 190 | –20 |
Advances / Declines / Unchanged (proxy) | 53 / 46 / 19 | 40 / 78 / 10 | +13 / -32 / +9 |
1.3 Cross-Market Conclusion
Direction. DSEX slipped 1.49 points (–0.03%) to 5,524.37, a fourth consecutive lower close. The intraday high (5,555.99) was again below the prior session's (5,561.25), and the index closed at its session low for a fourth day. The size of the daily decline has shrunk each day since 27 September (–45.58, –6.89, –1.49 points). DS30 (–0.16%) and DSES (–0.19%) fell slightly more than DSEX. The supplied sentiment gauges read 35 ("Bear") for the DSE, up from 32, and 39 ("Bear") for the CSE, up from 38. The CSE index direction cannot be stated for 29 September.
Liquidity and intensity. DSE turnover fell –15.00% to Tk 6,345.24 mn, the lowest in the sessions reviewed since 23 September. Volume fell –11.24% and transactions –11.80%. Normal-board turnover fell 18.29%, while block turnover rose 42.25% to Tk 583.84 mn (9.20% of the total). Open-market liquidity therefore contracted more than the headline suggests. CSE turnover rose +135.68% to Tk 253.11 mn. Excluding the large MALEKSPIN and DACCADYE prints and block trades, CSE main-board turnover was Tk 52.81 mn, essentially unchanged from 28 September.
Breadth and participation. DSE breadth improved to 142 advances / 178 declines (A/D 0.80) from 0.56, the best reading since 23 September, though still negative. Unchanged scrips rose to 75. The CSE breadth proxy turned positive (53 up / 46 down). Investor flows stayed near balance: retail (+1.06%) and dealers (+0.23%) were net buyers, institutions (–1.31%) net sellers, and foreign flow was close to neutral (–0.09%) as foreign participation rose to 2.77%.
Relative activity and concentration. The DSE accounted for 96.16% of combined turnover (28 Sep: 98.58%). Textile was the dominant theme on both exchanges: 28.83% of DSE main-board turnover and 80.42% of CSE turnover. Six of the ten DSE turnover leaders were textile companies. Overall, the session shows the decline losing momentum on thinner liquidity and improving breadth. That is consistent with stabilisation, but a single session is not confirmation, and the 14 September low…
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