A special tribunal has found the former managing director of BD Welding and a journalist guilty of manipulating share prices of the company listed on the stock exchange. Former BD Welding top official SM Nurul Islam and Daily Industry Editor…
Category: Stocks
Shares gain in post-Eid trading
Key share price indices at the country’s twin bourses — Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) — gained on Tuesday, the first trading day after Eid vacation. The DSE benchmark index, DSEX gained 75.18 points or 1.61 percent…
Dhaka, Chittagong stock exchanges closed from July 15 to 20 due to Eid holidays
The capital market in Bangladesh will be closed from July 15 to 20 due to the Eid-ul-Fitr.
Freeze on margin loan rules to continue until Dec 31
The stock market regulator has decided to allow the investors, whose equity has turned negative due to margin loan, to continue transactions with their BO account until Dec 31.The Bangladesh Securities and Exchanges Commission in a meeting on Monday, decided…
Big jump in DSE share prices in delayed trading
Price indices and trade turnover on Dhaka Stock Exchange have recorded a big jump, though trading began two hours late due to a technical glitch.DSE benchmark index DSEX gained 130.39 points – or 2.9 percent – to close at 4,615…
Stocks surge in bullish transactions at both bourses
Key share price index at the country’s twin bourses — Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) –experienced another bullish session on Monday, with the DSE registering its highest turnover of 2015. The DSE benchmark index, DSEX gained…
Companies to stop paying dividend directly to margin loan receivers
The retail investors enjoying margin loan through brokerage houses will no more get dividend directly on the shares they hold.The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday the dividend would be disbursed through the loan providers.
Stocks finish bullish in end of week transactions
Dhaka stocks closed week bullish on Thursday when the daily trade value hit a 4-month high. The benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed 12.84 points up at 4373.33 as both trade volume and value increased substantially on active…
Asian stocks mixed as Mideast worries linger, oil eases
Asian stocks were mixed on Friday as rising tensions in the Middle East obscured the investment outlook, while the dollar rebounded.
Key stock index hit over 6-month low
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) hit six and half months low at 4585.72 on Wednesday, losing 63.57 points or over 1.36 percent to close the session in solid red.
Stock prices continue to fall amid higher selling
Share prices at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued sliding amid higher selling when political outlook remained bleak.
Boro cultivation near completion in Panchagarh
Boro farming is progressing fast in all the five upazilas of the district during the current season amid much enthusiasm as 90 percent lands have already been planted.
Capital market hits eight-month low
Transactions in Bangladesh’s capital market have declined to eight-month low after witnessing some stability at the beginning of the year, just after the general elections. Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Tuesday recorded lowest ever transactions in last eight months. Analysts…
Annisul loses legal battle over Desh Energy shares
The High Court on Monday asked Desh Energy chairman Annisul Huq to buy back the shares of two founder directors’ at an ‘appropriate price’. An HC bench with Justice M Rezaul Hasan passed the order, following a petition filed by…
HC halts KPPL IPO offerings
The High Court has stayed the initial public offering (IPO) of Khulna Printing and Packaging Limited (KPPL). The bench of justices Mirza Hussain Haider and Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar issued the order on Wednesday after initial hearing of a petition.…
DSE, CSE see nominal gain Wednesday
Key share price index in the country’s twin bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – gained nominally on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week. The DSE benchmark index, DSEX gained 23.22 points or…
Six companies take dividends announcements to DSE
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Tuesday witnessed a dividend spree as a number of six companies recommended cash and stock dividends for the year that ended on December 31, 2013. The Board of Directors of Republic Insurance Company recommended…
DSE set to introduce new trading cycle on Apr 16
The much-talked-about T+2 trading cycle (trading day plus two days) for share settlement is set to be introduced at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s premier bourse, on April 16, aiming to give a further boost to the share…
Salman, 2 others submit HC order adjourning share scam hearing
Beximco Limited Vice-Chairman Salman F Rahman and two others of the company submitted an adjournment order of the High Court (HC) in a case to a Dhaka court on Monday afternoon. Defence lawyer Advocate Mosharraf Hossain Kajal submitted a copy…
No possibility of stock market crash: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said now there is no possibility of any stock market collapse and plundering money from the capital market. “The stock market collapsed in 2010. After various measures taken by the government, the capital market…
Proper steps if capital market is affected: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said in Parliament on Wednesday that no one of the capital market was greatly affected due to the massive mayhem ahead of the January-5 parliamentary elections, “If it is so affected, the government would take appropriate…
DSE, CSE continued gain Monday
Key share price index in the country’s twin bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – gained for the second successive session as prices of most of the issues increased Monday after mixed bearish and bullish…
DSE, CSE continue downturn Tuesday
Trading at the country’s twin bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – suffered loss for second successive session as prices of most of the issues decreased on Tuesday.
DSE, CSE register loss Monday
Share price index at the country’s twin bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – suffered loss on Monday, the first after consecutive gain for six sessions in the last two weeks. The DSE benchmark index,…
Market buoyant after elections
Turnover on Dhaka Stock Exchange has again crossed Tk 8 billion after two months which, analysts say, is a sign that investors are regaining confidence.
Both DSE, CSE up at opening
Police say a bomb exploded in a vehicle carrying security forces inside an army compound in a restive region of northwestern Pakistan, killing 15.
Stock market to remain vibrant in coming months: experts
The country’s stock market, now showing a positive trend, will remain vibrant in the coming months, if the ongoing peaceful political atmosphere persists and companies offer satisfactory dividends, market analysts say.
DSE, CSE end week with marginal gain
Share price index at the country’s twin bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – ended the week with marginal gain on Thursday and also the DSE index crossing 4400 mark. This positive end of the…
DSE, CSE gaining again despite continued political violence
Share price index at the country’s twin bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – returned to positive on Tuesday as most of the issues registered gain despite no sign yet to end the ongoing political…
DSE, CSE start week in red amid political violence
Country’s twin bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – started the week’s first session on negative note as most of the issues witnessed loss on Monday amid no sign of an end to the ongoing…