Indices slide as turnover slumps, investors lose confidence - The

TBT DESK:Bangladesh’s capital market suffered another bruising week as key indices fell, turnover slumped, and investor sentiment weakened, raising concerns over the fragility of recent reforms. According to the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) weekly review, the benchmark DSEX lost 73 points across five trading sessions, closing at 5,449 compared with 5,523 at the start of the week. The Shariah-based DSES shed 18 points, while the blue-chip DS30 dropped 43 points. In percentage terms, DSEX declined by around 1.5 per cent, with DS30 slipping more than 2 per cent. The disappointment was most visible in turnover. Average daily transactions plunged to Tk 700 crore, down from above Tk 1,000 crore only weeks ago – a 39 per cent fall in share...