Stock markets witnessed marginal losses in the past week that ended Thursday, extending their losing streak for the third straight session.
Mini-cap issues faced selling pressure most while mid-cap issues largely attracted investors.
During the week, the benchmark of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, settled at 4,571, losing marginally over 2 points or 2%. With this fall, it lost 122 points in the last three weeks.
The blue-chip comprising index DS30, however, rose 14 points or 1.4% to 1,742. The DSE Shariah Index, DSES, was up 5 points or 0.6% to 1,108.
The Chittagong Stock Exchange Selective Category Index, CSCX, closed at 8,549, falling 16 points or 0.2%.
Trading activity continued to remain poor as the DSE daily average turnover was just over Tk400 crore, down more than 4% over the previous week’s average of Tk430 crore.
Pharmaceuticals, engineering and textile sectors were the most-traded stocks, together making up 44% of the total turnover.
“Major economic updates dominated the market movement, while investors were mostly in selling mood amid lack of market direction, said Lanka Bangla Securities.