Sales and profits of LafargeHolcim Bangladesh jumped in the second quarter of 2021 (April to June) thanks to a newly launched business of aggregate and the inclusion of new products in its portfolio.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) yesterday gave the go-ahead to Oryza Agro Industries and Master Feed Agrotec to raise funds of Tk 10 crore each from the stock market through its SME board.

The blue-chip index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange is lagging behind the broader index as most investors prefer to bet on low-priced securities and are driven by rumours instead of making investment decisions by examining the fundamentals of companies.

The prime index of the stock market jumped to a three-and-a-half-year high yesterday thanks to increased participation from investors.

An upsurge in new infections caused by the Delta coronavirus variant capped equity and commodity price gains on Monday, with Wall Street tipped to open lower and bond yields holding just above multi-week lows.  

The prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped yesterday despite a rise in prices of blue-chip stocks amid increased purchase by institutional investors.

Junk shares are being traded like hot cakes on the stock exchanges of Bangladesh as rumours are mostly sending such securities to lofty heights rather than performances.

The stock market fell today just after rising for a day.

Chinese medical data group LinkDoc Technology Ltd has shelved plans for an IPO in the United States due to Beijing’s clampdown on overseas listings by domestic firms, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter. 

Stocks regained yesterday, breaking a two-day losing streak thanks to the buying spree of investors.

The stock market continued to fall for a second consecutive day yesterday owing to a profit booking tendency prevailing among investors.

The country's stocks dropped yesterday due to a profit booking tendency among investors while the market turnover rose.

The DSEX yesterday rose to its highest point in the last three-and-a-half years thanks to increased investor participation.

On June 23, buy orders were placed in the early hours of the trading day at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) to purchase around seven crore shares of Malek Spinning. The targeted scrips accounted for about 80 per cent of the total tradable securities of the company.

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) today announced closure of the stock market for the next four days just hours after the Dhaka bourse ended the day's trading with a 100-point gain.

Turnover in the stock market dropped to its lowest position in two months yesterday due to the wait-and-see approach among investors amid the deteriorating pandemic situation.

Stocks of Prime Islami Life Insurance fluctuated abnormally in the last two months despite the firm’s auditor having said that its profits and assets for 2020 were overstated by Tk 218 crore.

Black money holders get more time to whiten their undisclosed income through pouring in money in stocks as the parliament today passed the Finance Act 2021 by giving the unquestioned amnesty against such investment.

Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell sharply by around 14 per cent to Tk 1,148 crore today as investors adopted a wait-and-see policy a day before the beginning of the countrywide lockdown on July 1.

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange plunged yesterday as uncertainty over the course of the pandemic and the future of the economy gripped investors following the announcement of a countrywide shutdown from July 1.