Stocks break two-day gains

Indices of the Dhaka Stock Exchange dropped 16.20 points today, ending a two-day gaining streak. 

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the premier bourse, lost 0.33 percent, to close at 4,785.11.

The Shariah-compliant DSES index declined 0.31 percent to 1,046.90, while the DS30, which represents blue-chip stocks, dropped 0.25 percent to 1,777.09.

Turnover, a key indicator of market activity, declined 22 percent to Tk 253.54 crore.  

Of the issues traded, 114 advanced, 200 declined, and 77 remained unchanged, indicating negative investor activity. 

National Tea Company posted the highest gain, rising 9 percent, while United Finance registered the biggest loss, dropping 8 percent.