Dhaka stocks snap six days of gains

Most shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended in the red yesterday, prompting the key index to fall after clocking gains for six days.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the premier bourse in Bangladesh, lost 35 points, or 0.56 per cent, to close at 6,280.

Turnover, one of the important indicators of the market, fell more than 23 per cent to Tk 1,133 crore.

Of the securities, 71 advanced, 215 declined, and 94 did not show any price movement.