Market capitalization at the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the country’s premier bourse, declined by Tk 3052.50 crore in the last two weeks to Tk 5,62,182.73 crore on Thursday, from Tk 565235.23 crore on 20 January.
Market analysts said cautious investors booked profit on sector-wise securities by selling their shares in the last two weeks, which pushed the market down.
They said the investors took a cautious mood over rising coronavirus infections and ongoing lower corporate earnings declaration.
The DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, decreased by 4.03 points or 0.06 percent to close at 7,023 in the last week. It had also lost 78.14 points in the previous week.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also went down by 10 points to finish at 2,592. However, the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 4.27 points to settle at 1,504.
The week's total turnover stood at Tk 64.28 billion on the DSE which was Tk 61.49 billion in the week before.
The daily turnover averaged out at Tk 12.85 billion on the country's prime bourse, which was about 5 percent higher than the previous week's average of Tk 12.29 billion.
Of the 388 issues traded, 184 advanced, 166 declined and 38 issues remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
Beximco was the most traded stock with shares worth Tk 4.50 billion changing hands.
It was followed by Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (Tk 2.97 billion), Union Bank (Tk 1.84 billion), Orion Pharma (Tk 1.78 billion) and LafargeHolcim (Tk 1.77 billion).
Union Insurance was the top gainer, posting a 59.77 percent gain, while Samorita Hospital was the worst loser, shedding 17.78 percent.
On the other hand, the port city bourse, the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) saw a slight fall with its selective category index (CSCX) losing 7 points in the last week to close at 12,359 points.
The All-Share Price Index (CASPI) of the CSE was also lower by 10 points to close at 20,576 points.
Of the 349 issues traded, 162 advanced, 154 declined and 33 remained unchanged on the CSE trading floor.
The port city's bourse traded 9.35 crore shares and mutual fund units with turnover value of Tk 235 crore during the last week.
