Dhaka, Aug. 1 -- The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed the week with its key indices in positive territory, but the banking and financial institutions sector failed to recover from the previous week's slump, according to the bourse's weekly Market Pulse report.

Over the five trading sessions through July 30, the benchmark DSEX index rose 91 points, while the blue-chip DS30 index gained 24 points and the Shariah-based DSES index added 12 points.

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Compared with the corresponding period last year, DSEX has climbed 21 percent so far this year, with DS30 and DSES each up 19 percent.

Despite the index gains, average daily turnover slipped slightly we...