DSEX drops 96 points in early trading

The benchmark index DSEX of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell by 96 points in the first three hours of trading today (5 April). 

As of 1pm, the DSEX stood at 5,127 points. The blue-chip index DS30 also declined by 33 points to 1,947.

Market breadth remained sharply negative, with 348 issues declining, 25 advancing, and 15 remaining unchanged.