DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), plummeted by 82 points within the first three hours of trading till 12:30 pm on Monday (18 March), primarily driven by a significant price decline in the financial sector.
This drop follows concerns arising from recent merger issues between good and bad banks.
During the session, DSEX dropped 1.39% to settle at 5,890, whereas the blue-chip index lost 17 points to close at 2,033.
Among the traded stocks, 35 advanced, 318 declined and 41 remained unchanged.