The market capitalisation of the prime bourse declined by about Tk 288 crore to stand at Tk 767,050.15 crore in the last week.
Besides, stocks expanded the losing streak for a second straight week as the caution investors were busy selling their securities to book profit on quick-gaining issues.
On the other hand, some investors took their position on sector-wise securities based on the latest quarterly earnings results.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 11.43 points to close at 6,283 points. It lost 1.52 points in the previous week.
However, the DS30 Index, comprising blue-chip companies, went up by 4.62 points to end at 2,235.
On the other hand, investors' participation in the market increased by 14 percent to Tk 32.44 billion.
As a result, the average daily turnover witnessed a rising trend to stand at Tk 6.49 billion as against Tk 5.68 billion in the week before.
Of 380 issues traded, 200 remained unchanged, 138 declined while 42 advanced on the DSE floor.
Genex Infosys became the week's turnover leader with shares worth Tk 3.27 billion changing hands.
It was followed by Bangladesh Shipping Corporation, Shinepukur Ceramic, Orion Pharma and Olympic Industries.
On the other hand, the port city bourse, the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw a rapid fall with its selective category index (CSCX) losing 28 points during the last week to close at 11,112 points on Thursday.
The All-Share Price Index (CASPIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspi) of the CSE was lower by 48 points during the time to close at 18,535 points on Thursday.
Of the 261 issues traded, 103 declined, 30 advanced and 128 remained unchanged on the CSE.
The port city's bourse traded 8.21 million shares and mutual fund units with turnover value of Tk 65.34 crore.
