Stocks end flat

Stocks ended flat today and investors' participation was also almost the same compared to the previous day as people have adopted a wait-and-see policy amid rising Covid-19 infections.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), edged up 3 points, 0.05 per cent, to 7,089 at the end of the day.

At the premier bourse, 142 stocks rose, 196 declined and 41 remained the same.

Turnover hit Tk 1,275 crore today, which was 1.54 per cent up from the previous trading day's Tk 1,254 crore.

Most of the turnover was shown in Fortune Shoes worth Tk 98 crore followed by Orion Pharmaceuticals, Beximco Ltd, Bangladesh Shipping Corporation, and Saif Powertec.

Meghna Pet Industries topped the gainers' list that rose 10 per cent followed by Aramit Cement, BD Thai Food, Meghna Condensed Milk, and Zeal Bangla Sugar Mills.

Queen South Textile bleed mostly that dropped 7.12 per cent followed by The Peninsula Chittagong, Bangladesh Shipping Corporation, Acme Pesticides, and Yeakin Polymer.

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also dropped today. The CASPI, the main index of the bourse of the port city, rose 6 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 20,775.

Among 311 traded stocks, 129 rose, 152 fell and 74 remained unchanged.