Investors flustered by sudden drop in index
Star Business Report
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Investors were left panicked and disheartened by the steep fall of the main index of the country's stock market.
They are now losing money even by investing in well-performing companies.
The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), nosedived 128 points, or 2.33 per cent, to 5,376.45.
The index shed 4.86 per cent, or 271 points, in the last two days. During the last two trading sessions, stock value dropped by around Tk 20,909 crore.
"I'm really disheartened as the value of most of my stocks dropped by more than 30 per cent suddenly," said Abdul Halim, an investor who works at a private bank.