Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed the Tk 800 crore mark on Wednesday after 36 days, with shares worth Tk 844 crore changing hands, the highest daily turnover so far this month.

The bourse had last seen turnover above Tk 800 crore on August 18, when it stood at Tk 998 crore. Turnover then fell steadily day after day, dropping to the Tk 400 crore range by August 27 in a sharp slide from levels of around Tk 1,000 crore just days earlier.

September opened with daily turnover hovering around Tk 500 crore. It touched the Tk 700 crore range on a few occasions but failed to breach Tk 800 crore until this week, rising to Tk 788 crore on Monday and Tk 791 crore on Tuesday before Wednesday's jump.

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