Dhaka bourse on Sunday closed the session with a marginal loss both in broad index and turnover value as major sectors performed mixed amid investors' cautious stance adopted to watch the market's movement.
The market opened the session flat and soon later the DSEX, broad index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), declined for more than half an hour.
Later, the DSEX witnessed see-saw movement and finally closed the session with a marginal loss.
At the end of the session, the DSEX settled at 7191.80 points with a loss of 0.50 per cent or 36.50 points.
The shariah based index DSES declined 0.65 per cent or 10.30 points to close at 1566.80 points.
DS30 index comprising blue chip securities closed at 2655.81 points with a loss of 0.70 per cent or 18.73 points.
According to a market review of EBL Securities, stocks at Dhaka bourse edged down due to dominant sell pressure in the major sectors as the successive rises of the stock market prompted investors to book profit.
"The market is thriving and investors have much confidence in the market based on affirmative regulatory decisions, so the index is expected to reverse the natural profit-taking tendency any time soon," said the EBL Securities.
According to another market review of International Leasing Securities, a daylong battle between optimist and pessimist investors was observed but losers took a lead over the gainers at the end of the session.
Of 376 issues traded, 106 advanced, 244 declined and 26 were unchanged on Sunday.
On the day, the DSE posted a turnover of Tk 20.33 billion which was 6.33 per cent less than the turnover of the previous session.
Of total turnover, Tk 589 million came from transactions executed in block board.
Of major sectors which saw price correction, bank declined 0.6 per cent, financial institutions 0.1 per cent, pharmaceuticals & chemicals 0.7 per cent, telecommunication 0.4 per cent and textile 1.4 per cent.
Of the sectors which witnessed price appreciation, engineering advanced 0.5 per cent, fuel & power 0.3 per cent, general insurance 0.6 per cent, and travel & leisure 5.8 per cent.
Investors concentrated mostly on financial institutions sector which grabbed 13.4 per cent of the market turnover followed by textile 11 per cent, engineering 10.7 per cent, pharmaceuticals & chemicals 10.4 per cent and bank 7.1 per cent.
Beximco topped the scrip wise turnover chart with a value of Tk 1.32 billion followed by LankaBangla Finance Tk 648 million, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Tk 490 million, SAIF Powertec Tk 464 million and Alif Manufacturing Company Tk 461 million.
Bangladesh Autocars was the number one gainer with a rise of 9.95 per cent to close at Tk 187.90 each.
Popular Life First Mutual Fund was the worst loser after losing 10 per cent to close at Tk 6.30 each.
CASPI, benchmark index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), declined 074 per cent or 158.53 points to close at 20982.81 points on Sunday.
Of 316 issues traded, 88 advanced, 213 declined and 15 were unchanged and the port-city bourse CSE posted a turnover of Tk 665.89 million.
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