Retail investors are in despair as DSE witnesses volatility. BBN file photo Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) –Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed yet another bearish week to Thursday, the shortened week after Eid vacation, as jittery investors remained in selling mode amid growing macroeconomic worries. This week saw three trading days as the market remained closed for the first two days on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and all the three sessions closed in the red. Week on week, DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), slipped 42.45 points or 0.67 per cent to settle at 6,324.50. DSEX lost over 52 p ..read more

BBN file photo Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks finished almost flat on Thursday amid persistent bearish sentiment as investors mostly cautious to put fresh funds in stocks ahead of Eid vacation. This was the last trading day before Eid holidays as the market will remain closed from Friday to Monday, including weekly holidays, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. The market moved between positive and negative several times before closing almost flat as the market lacked clear direction. DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), inched up by 0.90 points to settle at 6,368 ..read more

Stocks market Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Dhaka stocks opened marginally higher on Thursday while the Chittagong Stock Exchange saw a downturn in the early hour of trading. Market operators said most investors remained followed a cautious stance as the energy crisis keeps deepening and power cuts have become frequent across the country over the last few days. The confidence of investors is yet to restore fully due to macroeconomic worries and rising Covid-19 cases in recent days, they said. Following the previous day’s modest fall, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went ..read more

BBN file photo Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) –The stock market ended slightly lower on Wednesday, after a single-day break, as investors followed a cautious stance amid a global fuel price hike and possible impact on the country’s economy. The market opened on a positive note and the key index rose about 28 points within the first hour of trading. But the rest of the session went down steadily, eventually closing over 6.0 points lower. DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 6.08 points or 0.09 per cent to settle at 6,366, after gaining over 25 points the previous day ..read more

Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– Bangladesh’s stocks rebounded in the outgoing week, snapping a four weeks losing streak, as bargain hunters took benefit of the low prices of shares despite ‘strict’ lockdown and reduced trading hours. The week witnessed four trading days as the market remained closed on April 14 due to Pahela Baishakh. Of them, the first session saw sharp fall while last three ended higher. Week-on-week, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 55.1 points or 1.05 per cent to settle at 5,310, after losing 314 points in the four consecutive weeks. Two other i ..read more

Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– Bangladesh’s stocks rebounded strongly on Wednesday as investors went on a buying spree on large-cap issues riding on a number of regulatory bold steps to restore discipline in the market. The market opened on a flying note and the key index soared more than 124 points within the first hour of trading. But late hours profit-taking sell-offs eroded some early gains. At the end of the session, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), settled at 4,790, gaining 70.57 points or 1.49 per cent, after losing 139 points in the past two sessions. Two other indice ..read more

A view of Dhaka Stock Exchange in Bangladesh. BBN file photo.   Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s prime bourse has sought low-cost funds through a financial stimulus package to help offsetting operational expenses of brokerage houses and merchant banks amid the Covid-19 pandemic. A four-member delegation of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Limited board of directors, led by its chairman Md. Eunusur Rahman, put forward the request at a meeting at Bangladesh Bank (BB) headquarters in the city on Tuesday, with Governor Fazle Kabir in the chair. The central bank advised the DSE dele ..read more

BBN file photo Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– Bangladesh’s stocks extended the losing spell for the two consecutive sessions on Tuesday as risk-averse investors continued their profit booking sell-offs on major sector shares. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, went down by 1.35 per cent or 64.93 points to settle at 4,720, after witnessing volatility throughout the session. DSEX eroded 139 points in the past two straight sessions after adding 326 points in the earlier three consecutive sessions. Two other indices also ended lower. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, lost 9.08 poi ..read more

Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – A four-member delegation of the board of directors of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Limited is scheduled to meet with Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir today (Tuesday) afternoon to review the overall market situation. Different issues including trading of the government securities at the DSE are expected to discuss at the meeting, officials said. Md. Eunusur Rahman, Chairman of the DSE Limited, will lead the delegation at the meeting. The central bank along with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is now working to modify the market infrastructure (MI) module, an ..read more

Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– Bangladesh’s stocks broke the three-day sharp rally on Monday as risk-averse investors went for short-term profit booking on sector-specific shares. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, went down by 1.53 per cent or 74.44 points to settle at 4,785, after soaring 326 points in the past three consecutive sessions. Two other indices also closed lower. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 21.84 points to finish at 1,618 and the DSE Shariah Index lost 13.31 points to close at 1,096. Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, stood at BDT 14.08 billion ..read more