Turnover at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) hit a four-month low yesterday as skittish investors cautiously traded select shares amidst ongoing political and economic uncertainties.

The turnover, which is the total value of the shares traded on the market, amounted to Tk 293 crore.

The last time the turnover reached this low was on August 4 this year, when it was Tk 207 crore.

Yesterday's turnover was also 12.47 percent lower than that recorded on the previous trading day.

The DSEX, the broad index of the country's premier bourse, edged down by 14.99 points, or 0.29 percent from that on the day prior, to close at 5,181, marking a fall for a second consecutive trading day.

The DSES index for the Shariah-based companies receded by 7.19 points, or 0.62 percent, to 1,156.

The DS30 index, which represents the blue-chip stocks, fell by 3.29 points, or 0.17 percent, to 1,908.

Of the issues that changed hands at the DSE, 87 witnessed a rise in prices, 248 closed lower and the remaining 60 did not see any price fluctuation.

Among the sectors, banking dominated the turnover chart, accounting for 15.09 percent of the total.

Block trades, which refers to high-volume transactions in securities that are privately negotiated and executed outside the open market, contributed another 4.7 percent.

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation emerged as the most-traded share, with a turnover of Tk 8.9 crore.

Sector-wise, textile, fuel and power, and pharmaceuticals were the top three to close in the positive, according to the daily market update by UCB Stock Brokerage.

Jute, mutual fund, and ceramics became the top three to close in the negative.

The sectors that account for large amounts in market capitalisation, which is the total value of their shares at present, posted a mixed performance, as per the day's market update by BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage.

Fuel and power experienced the largest gain of 0.23 percent, followed by pharmaceuticals (0.08 percent), and telecommunication (0.01 percent).

The loss incurring sectors are engineering (0.41 percent), food and allied (0.74 percent), banking (0.89 percent), and non-bank financial institutions (1.02 percent).