excerpt The Dhaka Stock Exchange closed lower on 24 September 2026 after an early advance failed to hold, with turnover, transactions and traded volume declining. Market breadth weakened as declines outpaced advances, while sector leadership shifted toward General Insurance, Textile and Pharma & Chemicals. CSE activity also contracted, with liquidity concentrated among a limited number of counters and block transactions.
1. Executive Summary
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended the week lower on Thursday, 24 September 2026, reversing part of the previous session's gain after an early intraday advance failed to hold. Liquidity contracted on both exchanges and breadth turned negative on the DSE. The tables below present the headline statistics; DSE figures are official (DSE Daily Market Snippet) and have been reconciled to the supplied tick file, while CSE figures are tick-derived because no official CSE summary or index file was supplied.
1.1 DSE Headline Statistics
Indicator | 24 Sep 2026 | 23 Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
DSEX closing level | 5,578.33 | 5,596.22 | –17.89 pts |
DSEX daily point change | –17.89 | +55.90 | — |
DSEX daily % change | –0.32% | +1.01% | — |
Total turnover (Tk mn) | 7,563.16 | 8,446.97 | –10.46% |
Total transactions (howla) | 202,860 | 217,984 | –6.94% |
Total shares traded (mn) | 238.27 | 268.00 | –11.09% |
Total traded scrips | 388 | 385 | +3 |
Advances | 141 | 246 | –105 |
Declines | 190 | 102 | +88 |
Unchanged | 57 | 37 | +20 |
1.2 CSE Headline Statistics
Indicator | 24 Sep 2026 | 23 Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|
CSCX / CASPI closing level | CSCX: 9,159.60 / CASPI: 14,928.13 | CSCX: 9,129.89 / CASPI: 14,870.69 |
Daily point change / % change | CSCX: +29.71 (+0.33%) / CASPI: +57.44 (+0.39%) | CSCX: +38.25 (+0.42%) / CASPI: +55.00 (+0.37%) |
Total turnover (Tk mn) | 167.21 | 243.30 |
Total transactions (tick records) | 1,325 | 1,652 |
Total shares traded (mn) | 2.90 | 9.08 |
Total traded scrips | 187 | 191 |
Advances / Declines / Unchanged (proxy) | 56 / 57 / 29 | 100 / 71 / 20 |
Note: CSE breadth proxy compares each scrip's last main-board trade on 24 Sep with its last trade on 23 Sep; 44 of 186 main-board scrips did not trade on 23 Sep and cannot be classified. Official CSE breadth was not supplied.
1.3 Cross-Market Conclusion
Direction. DSEX slipped 17.89 points (–0.32%) to 5,578.33, giving back roughly one-third of Wednesday's +55.90-point advance. The index traded as high as 5,631.59 (+0.63% vs the previous close) before closing at the session low, a pattern of intraday rejection rather than a quiet drift lower. CSE index levels were not supplied, so the CSE direction cannot be stated at index level; the tick-derived breadth proxy was balanced (56 up / 57 down).
Liquidity and intensity. DSE turnover fell –10.46% to Tk 7,563.16 mn, transactions –6.94% and volume –11.09%. Because turnover fell less than volume, traded value per share rose from Tk 31.52 to Tk 31.74, consistent with a mix shift toward higher-priced scrips (notably insurance and block trades in FINEFOODS, GQBALLPEN and MARICO). CSE liquidity contracted more sharply: turnover –31.28%, volume –68.05%.
Breadth and participation. DSE breadth deteriorated from 246 advances / 102 declines (A/D 2.41) to 141 / 190 (A/D 0.74). General Insurance and Miscellaneous posted the largest sector turnover gains (+30.80% and +31.93%, official), and General Insurance supplied three of the top ten gainers (SIPLC, BNICL, MERCINS). Institutions were estimated net buyers (+Tk 164.12 mn) while foreign investors were estimated net sellers (–Tk 128.57 mn).
Relative activity and concentration. The DSE accounted for 97.84% of combined DSE+CSE turnover. Block trades were a meaningful share on both exchanges (7.03% of DSE turnover; 23.69% of CSE turnover), and on the CSE a single block counter (GQBALLPEN, Tk 36.98 mn) represented 22.12% of all…
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