Just five companies contributed about one-third of the turnover registered by the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) last week as investors rushed to buy shares heeding rumours that their values would go up.

Shares listed with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slipped back into the red yesterday following a two-day break while turnover dropped by more than Tk 100 crore from the previous session.

The DSEX lost 12 points at the end of the day.

Stocks edged down in the morning session.

Bangladesh’s stocks rose slightly in the morning session today.

Major indices of the share market in Bangladesh yesterday rose even though 41 per cent of the stocks depreciated in value while 51 per cent remained the same.

Stock prices of 41 per cent fell and the rest 51 per cent remained unchanged

Most shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell in the first half today.

By removing the floor price for nearly half of the companies listed in the country in December while retaining the regulatory measure for the rest, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has effectively moved to a dual system. 

Bangladesh’s stocks fell for a second consecutive day yesterday while turnover dropped by over 22 per cent.

Bangladesh’s stocks fell for the second consecutive day today.

Bangladesh’s stocks fell in the first half today amid a decline in the prices of most of the shares.

Stocks in Bangladesh ended a three-day rise yesterday while a third of the turnover of the Dhaka bourse was of that of five companies. 

Stocks in Bangladesh broke a three-day rising trend today, but the turnover of the Dhaka bourse rose.

Bangladesh’s stock market had a lackluster year in 2022 after posting double-digit returns for the previous two years. Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSEX), the broad market index of the country, fell 8.1 per cent in 2022, while daily average turnover fell by 35 per cent.

Stocks in Bangladesh yesterday rose for the second day in a row as the International Monetary Fund’s recent decision to provide a $4.7 billion loan has allayed concerns about the country’s potential economic condition in the coming days.

Stocks in Bangladesh rose for the second consecutive day today.

Stocks of Bangladesh returned to the black today after a break of three days though most of the shares either dropped or remained unchanged.

Pharmaceutical company Renata Ltd witnessed a 35 per cent year-on-year drop in net profit in the October-December period due to increased price of raw material generated by the dollar crisis. 

Summit Alliance Port Limited (SAPL) posted a nearly 91 per cent spike in profit to Tk 9.95 crore in the second quarter of the current financial year of 2022-23.