Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange rose for the second consecutive day yesterday thanks to the investors’ sustained optimism and a cut in the interest rate on savings certificates and wage-earners development bonds.

The stock market continued rising again for the second consecutive day with the prime index of the Dhaka bourse hitting its highest ever points level today.

The Dhaka bourse yesterday witnessed the lowest turnover in the past 18 days despite its index having bounced back.

Turnover at the Dhaka bourse hit an 18-day low today although its index bounced back adding 14 points.

The mutual fund sector dropped by more than 4 per cent yesterday due to price adjustments after declaring higher dividends.

The stock market fell today after two days of its run in the gain thanks to the profit booking tendency in the large capital-based companies.

The stock market’s recent growth spurt slowed last week as the tension between the central bank and the stock market regulator over some policy issues has rattled investors.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has decided to transfer or delist listed stocks from over the counter (OTC) market from Sunday.

The stock market came back to its rising trend as investors preferred buying more shares of well-performing companies today.

The stock market yesterday bounced back from a single-day fall caused by Bangladesh Bank’s ongoing stand-off with the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

Thirty-one Facebook pages have been deactivated for their alleged involvement in spreading rumours on the stock market, according to a disclosure made by Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

Thirty-one Facebook pages have been deactivated for their alleged involvement in spreading rumours about the stock market, said the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

Barely a tenth of respondents in a monthly fund manager survey expect a stronger global economy in the coming months, marking the lowest proportion since last April’s initial Covid-19 panic, Bank of America’s (BofA’s) September edition of the survey showed.

Bangladesh’s stock market took a dive yesterday thanks to a profit booking tendency among investors alongside an ongoing stand-off between Bangladesh Bank and the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) regarding two issues.

Bangladesh's stocks plunged today, triggered by the profit booking by investors in the well performing and large-cap companies.

Stock prices of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), Walton Hi-tech Industries Limited, and Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited shed the most in the market yesterday after news broke that all three were asked to offload at least 10 per cent of their shares.

Listed banks and non-bank financial institutions cannot comply with the stock market regulator’s orders on the capital market stabilisation fund and cash dividend payment as they are inconsistent with the Bank Company Act.

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to carry out a special audit into Safko Spinning Mills as some irregularities have been unearthed.

 A slide in Hong Kong-based technology and internet heavyweights following Beijing’s latest regulatory crackdown pushed an index of emerging markets shares on Monday to their lowest this month, while Russia’s Rusal jumped on debt repayment.

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to carry out a special audit on Safko Spinning Mills as some irregularities have been unearthed.