DSEX fell 0.33% to 5,432.55 on 25 October after an early rally to 5,477.50 reversed completely. Breadth deteriorated sharply to 63 advances versus 282 declines, while turnover dropped 14.31% to Tk 4,307.21 million. Banks provided the main support, but broad selling across other sectors kept market sentiment weak.
1. Executive Market Summary
Trading resumed on Sunday, 25 October 2026 after the five-day Durga Puja closure, and the DSEX fell 18.08 points (-0.33%) to 5,432.55. DS30 was almost flat (-0.08%) and CDSET edged up (+0.13%), but DSES fell 0.91%. The index opened strongly and reached 5,477.50 in the first half-hour, above the 17 Oct high (5,472.03). It then sold off steadily and closed at its intraday low of 5,432.55. That is back below the 5-day SMA (5,438.22), just above the 19 Oct low (5,430.76).
DSE turnover fell 14.31% to Tk 4,307.21 mn and volume fell 15.78%, while transactions edged up +0.82% to 146,761. Turnover stayed above the 17–19 Oct three-session average (Tk 3,952.08 mn; +8.99%). Breadth was the weakest in this series: 63 advances, 282 declines and 37 unchanged (A/D 0.22x, from 1.37x on 19 Oct). Mutual funds fell 21 to 2.
On the CSE, CSCX fell 0.14% to 8,963.08 and CASPI 0.17% to 14,578.88, against official 19 Oct closes. CSE30 (+0.17%) and CSE50 (+0.05%) rose. CSE turnover fell 23.85% to Tk 161.23 mn. ASIATICLAB and IPDC alone took 66.7% of it.
KEY OBSERVATION | The day's main finding is a sharp gap between large-cap banks and the rest of the market. Banks were the only mapped sector to rise (17 up / 4 down, volume-weighted +1.64%). BRACBANK (Tk 320.67 mn), CITYBANK (+2.36%) and PRIMEBANK (+3.39%) kept DS30 nearly unchanged. Meanwhile 282 of 382 classified issues fell and DSES lost 0.91%. The opening rally above the 17 Oct high reversed into a close at the day's low, so the first post-holiday session rejected the 5,452–5,477 resistance zone. The terminal sentiment gauge read 18, 'Extreme Bear' (third-party context only).
Table 1: DSE headline statistics
Indicator | 19 Oct 2026 | 25 Oct 2026 | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DSEX (points) | 5,450.63 | 5,432.55 | -18.08 | -0.33% |
DS30 (points) | 2,103.40 | 2,101.73 | -1.67 | -0.08% |
DSES (points) | 1,070.40 | 1,060.69 | -9.71 | -0.91% |
CDSET (points) | 1,106.64 | 1,108.09 | +1.45 | +0.13% |
Turnover (Tk mn) | 5,026.32 | 4,307.21 | -719.11 | -14.31% |
Volume (shares) | 177,696,667 | 149,651,101 | -28,045,566 | -15.78% |
Transactions | 145,568 | 146,761 | +1,193 | +0.82% |
Securities traded | 381 | 385 | +4 | +1.05% |
Advances / Declines / Unchanged | 186 / 136 / 58 | 63 / 282 / 37 | −123 / +146 / −21 | A/D 1.37x → 0.22x |
DSE breadth for both sessions is computed from DSE closing prices in the supplied end-of-day files against the previous session close (main board; SME excluded).
Table 2: CSE headline statistics
Indicator | 19 Oct 2026 (official) | 25 Oct 2026 | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CSCX (points)* | 8,975.20 | 8,963.08 | -12.12 | -0.14% |
CASPI (points)* | 14,603.91 | 14,578.88 | -25.03 | -0.17% |
CSE30 (points)* | 13,550.04 | 13,572.69 | +22.65 | +0.17% |
CSE50 (points)* | 1,073.76 | 1,074.34 | +0.58 | +0.05% |
CSI (points)* | 792.10 | 786.54 | -5.56 | -0.70% |
Turnover (Tk mn) | 211.73 | 161.23 | -50.50 | -23.85% |
Volume (shares) | 4,217,822 | 3,688,360 | -529,462 | -12.55% |
Transactions | 1,154 | 912 | -242 | -20.97% |
Securities traded | 150 | 163 | +13 | +8.67% |
Advances / Declines / Unchanged | 64 / 64 / 22 | 32 / 52 / 12 | −32 / −12 / −10 | A/D: 1.00× → 0.62× |
*25 Oct CSE index levels are terminal readings; their changes reconcile with the official 19 Oct closes in the supplied CSE historical summary, which also confirms the 19 Oct turnover, trades and volume used in the previous report. 19 Oct CSE breadth is from the 19…
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