The dearth of liquidity took a toll on the premier bourse’s turnover, which was the lowest in six months yesterday. Turnover stood at Tk 121 crore, down 16.39 percent from the previous day’s Tk 145 crore. DGEN, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, lost 0.88 percent or 36.81 points to end the day at ... Read more
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Dhaka stocks end flat in choppy trading
Dhaka stocks closed flat on Tuesday in volatile trading as retail investors went for sell-offs while institutional ones bought shares. DGEN, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, lost 0.003 per cent, or 0.12 points, to close at 4,092.16 points
Dhaka stocks break 5-day losing streak
Dhaka stocks rose on Monday breaking a five-day losing streak on bargain hunting. DGEN, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, gained 1.29 per cent, or 52.41 points, to close at 4,092.28 points. Turnover of the bourse increased to Tk 239.08 crore on the day from
Stock index hits 2-year low
Prompts agitating investors to demo in front of SEC Capital market investors on Monday staged demonstrations on the streets in Motijheel and in front of the Dilkusha office of the Securities and Exchange Commission as the stock prices on the Dhaka bourse went on a free fall and its general index fell to below the ... Read more
Dhaka stocks finish positive a tumultuous week
Dhaka stocks finished positive last week, registering slim gains but ending a four-week bear run, thanks to the regulator’s move for a uniform face value of all scrip that cheered up investors in the last two trading sessions of the week. DGEN, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stocks Exchange, advanced by 1.52 per cent,
Stocks rally continues unabated
The stocks rally that begun Wednesday in the Dhaka bourse continued unabated on Thursday, the last trading session before the Eid vacation, as the investors went on buying shares in the hope that the gaining streak would roll on following the regulatory move for making a uniform face value of all the scrip and mutual ... Read more
DSE turnover hits 7-month low on thin trading
The turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange dipped to a seven-month low of Tk 285.64 crore in volatile trading on Tuesday with the investors waiting to see the outcome of the cases filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission against five alleged market manipulators and the market behaviour following the regulatory action before deciding their ... Read more
Dhaka stocks sink for fourth week
Cautious trading by retail investors and inactivity of the institutional ones kept Dhaka stocks in the negative zone last week amid a significantly low volume of transactions, stretching the current bear run to four straight weeks. Last week, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, or DGEN, lost 94.84 points,
Dhaka stocks post rise but turnover falls sharply
Dhaka stocks posted a sharp rise on Thursday, although the turnover dropped to a two-and-a-half-month low amid cautious trading as uncertainty about the market stability lingered on. DGEN, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, gained 74.09 points, or 1.22 per cent, to close the day at 6,118.01 points
Liquidity crunch sends Dhaka stocks on the edge
Turnover of Dhaka Stock Exchange hit a new two-month low on Tuesday because of liquidity crunch as the institutional investors remained inactive and individual ones cautious following the latest bear run of the market for the last three weeks. The DGEN, benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, on Tuesday lost 60.02 points, or 0.97 ... Read more
Bargain hunting pulls Dhaka stocks
Dhaka stocks rose on Thursday as some bargain hunters stepped in following two days of slides, keeping the fears of another debacle at bay for the time being. The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DGEN, gained 50.18 points, or 0.81 per cent, to close the day at 6,212.86 points after the DGEN had ... Read more
Stocks rise but turnover drops
The participation of some institutional investors on Monday kept the Dhaka stocks afloat, although the turnover of the bourse slumped to one-and-a-half-month low due to lack of participation of general investors. The DGEN, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, gained 103.78 points, or 1.69 per cent, to close the day at 6,223.94 points, ... Read more
Dhaka stocks fall with a flop again
Investors demo, blame SEC for creating panic Volatility returned to the trading floor of the Dhaka bourse on Thursday, after Wednesday’s heavy gains, pulling down the general index sharply that prompted the angry investors to take to the streets for the second day in the week. The DGEN, the benchmark general index of the Dhaka ... Read more
Investors take to streets again in fear of another debacle
DGEN plummets by 174 points, SEC advises investors not to panic Aggrieved share investors staged rowdy demonstrations on the streets of Motijheel on Tuesday when the general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange plummeted by 174.65 points, stretching the bear-run to seventh day because of panic-driven sell-offs. Some of the investors could not hold their nerve ... Read more
DSE falls for 6th day on rumour of large-scale disinvestment
A panic caused by a rumour that some of the heavyweight players were going for massive disinvestment following the news that the Securities and Exchange Commission was preparing to take legal actions against market manipulators during the last stocks debacle pulled down the Dhaka stocks on Monday. The benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock ... Read more
Stocks end the week in red
Stocks returned to the red as trading sessions advanced toward the close last week, ending a five-week gaining streak. Profit-taking pushed down market indices. The benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DGEN, capped the week at 6,587, declining 73 points or 1.10 percent. The yardstick of the premier bourse gained 884 points or 15.15 ... Read more
Stocks fall Sunday on Muhith’s comments
Star Business Report Stocks declined on Sunday after an eight-day gaining streak as investors sold shares to book profits, after the finance minister indicated market manipulation might be at work again. The Dhaka Stock Exchange’s benchmark index DGEN lost 91 points, or 1.39 percent, to close at 6,486. On the port city’s bourse, the selective ... Read more
Stocks pass four bullish weeks
Stocks gained for a fourth week with high turnover due to active participation of small and institutional investors and the possibility of an increased inflow of money into the market. The benchmark general index, DGEN, gained 4.22 percent or 266 points, to end the week at 6,578. The yardstick of DSE gained 13.89 percent or ... Read more
DSE turnover tops Tk 1,100cr after two and a half months
Turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Sunday crossed the Tk 1,100-crore mark again after two and a half months while the bourse’s general index continued to rise for the fifth consequent day as both individual and institutional investors went on a buying binge on the hope that the market would rally further. Market operators ... Read more
Undisclosed money investment decision propels stocks
DSE turnover hits two-and-a-half month high Turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange on Wednesday hit a two-and-a-half month high and the stocks extended gains for the third day on buying spree after the government allowed legalisation of undisclosed money by investing in the capital market, market operators said. The Finance Bill 2011 passed on Tuesday ... Read more