Dhaka, June 3 -- Bangladesh's largest stock market, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), has seen turnover rise to a nine-month high amid renewed post-Eid buying interest and improved investor participation.

On Wednesday, the exchange recorded Tk 12.79 billion in shares changing hands amid an extended investment drought.

The last time transactions reached this level was on Sept 9, when turnover stood at Tk 14 billion.

The main bourse added 35 points by the end of trading on Wednesday. The increase in trading also raised the share prices of an increased number of companies.

On Tuesday, the main index had closed at 5,406 points. On Wednesday, it closed at 5,441 points after hitting 5,463 points during the day's trading.

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