A market review shows that on the first trading day of the year, January 1, the DSEX index was at 4,865 points. At the close of trading yesterday, the index stood at 5,763 points. That is, the index increased by 897 points or 18.4 percent in six months.

During the same period, the DSE-30 index rose by 17.5 percent to 2,178 points, and the Shariah-based DSES index increased by 16.7 percent to 1,168 points.

Although the market saw a negative return of 7.5 percent in March, the positive trend continued for the rest of the year.

There has also been a major change in the turnover picture. On the first day of the year, turnover at the DSE was only Tk 368 crore, but yesterday the turnover amount exceeded Tk 1,500 crore. The average daily turnover in the first half of this year stood at around Tk 800 crore, which is significantly higher than the average daily turnover of Tk 521 crore in 2025. In June alone, the average daily turnover was Tk 1,206 crore.

In terms of sectoral performance, the highest return came from the information technology sector, where the index rose by 50.5 percent. This was followed by the general insurance sector with a 47.2 percent positive return, the ceramic sector with 35.4 percent, and the cement sector with 28.3 percent.

On the other hand, the miscellaneous sector saw a negative return of 32.6 percent, and the food and allied sector saw a negative return of 3.2 percent.

In terms of individual company share prices, the highest rise was seen in Daffodil Computers, whose share price increased by 343 percent in six months. The share price of Premier Leasing and Finance, which is in second place, increased by 326 percent.

On the other hand, due to the withdrawal of the floor price, the biggest decline was seen in the shares of Bangladesh Export Import Company (Beximco). The company's share price fell by 73 percent during the period under review.

In terms of turnover, City Bank was at the top. In six months, an average of Tk 19 crore 80 lakh was traded in the bank's shares daily. It was followed by Dominos Steel (Tk 14 crore 40 lakh) and BRAC Bank (Tk 13 crore 99 lakh).

Compared to the capital markets of other Asian countries, Bangladesh's market is also in a good position. In the first half, the DSE's return was 18.4 percent. During the same period, the return in the Indian market was 10.29 percent, in Pakistan 3.88 percent, in Vietnam 4.23 percent, and in Thailand 26.32 percent. On the other hand, the Sri Lankan capital market saw a negative return of 1.6 percent.