Amid the drop of most of the listed companies' stock prices, the benchmark index of the Dhaka bourse today soared and broke its previous record.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), surged 55 points, or 0.77 per cent, to 7,196 points.

At the DSE, 152 stocks advanced, 186 fell and 36 remained unchanged.

On the same day, DS-30, the blue-chip stock index, rose 29 points to 2,613, points.

The turnover, an important indicator of the market, fell to Tk 2,555 crore which was Tk 2,866 crore a day back.

Tamijuddin Textile topped the gainers' list that rose 10 per cent followed by Deshbandhu Polymer, Esquire Knit, CVO Petrochemical, Alif Industries.

Asian Tiger Sandhani Life Growth Fund shed mostly that lost 9.99 per cent followed by Meghna Pet Industries, Meghna Condensed Milk, GSP Finance, and ADN Telecom.

Stocks of Square Pharmaceuticals was traded highest that worth Tk 98 crore followed by British American Tobacco, Khulna Power, Beximco Ltd and Beximco Pharmaceuticals.

Meanwhile, the index of the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also rose today. The CASPI, the general index of the port city bourse, edged up 181 points, or 0.87 per cent, to 20,979.

Among the traded 329 stocks, 135 rose, 199 fell and 35 remained unchanged.