, Oct. 20 -- Despite a rebound in key indices after days of decline, the turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) plunged to its lowest level in the current fiscal year (FY2025-26) and in the past four months on Monday.

After several sessions of consecutive losses, the market's daily turnover - which had been hovering above Tk 1,000 crore in recent months - dropped sharply to the Tk 400 crore range. The DSE recorded a total turnover of Tk 394 crore, marking the lowest since the beginning of the fiscal year.

Earlier, in the last week of June, the daily transaction value stood at Tk 372 crore - the lowest in the previous four months.

However, despite the sharp fall in trading volume, the indices edged higher. The DSEX, the benchmark in...