The securities regulator will not risk lifting the floor price until the main index at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) goes past 6500 points "in the interest of small investors who are a majority in the stock market", said the head of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC). The DS
Investors' participation in trading of big-cap stocks, Grameenphone and Square Pharmaceuticals, for example, has fallen significantly in the last three months. During the same period, small-cap companies saw share transactions in high volumes. Apart from posting high turnover, small-cap stocks ha
The initial public offering (IPO) subscription of Trust Islami Life Insurance will begin Monday (April 3), aiming to raise Tk 160 million from the stock market under the fixed price method. The life insurer's IPO subscription through the electronic subscription system of the stock exchanges will c
Stocks extended the losing streak for three straight weeks to Thursday as both institutional and individual investors preferred liquidating some of their stakes for cash at the end of the March quarter. The DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down 8.51 points or 0.14 per
The securities regulator has extended the investment limit of mutual funds (MFs) in the capital market to enhance institutional participation in the market. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Thursday took the decision in principle at a meeting held at the BSEC office. Fr
IT Company Intech Ltd has reported Tk 16.91 million losses in nine months till March 2022 as against a profit of Tk 5.95 million in the same period of the year before as per the special audit report. The company published financial statements of three-quarters on Thursday - July-September 2021,
The Paper & Printing sector comprising small-cap companies saw the highest price erosion on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Tuesday. It declined 3.5 per cent mainly because of the price correction endured by Hakkani Pulp & Paper Mills and Sonali Paper & Board Mills. These two companies were on
Pioneer Insurance Company strayed from its five-year profit growth in 2022 for the re-introduction of agency commission. Agency commission is a discount on premium paid by clients of non-life insurers. Pioneer's profit declined 12.09 per cent year-on-year to Tk 515.6 million for 2022. Company of
CHATTOGRAM: Kabir Ship Recycling Facilities, a ship-breaking yard of Kabir Group, situated at Sitalpur in Chattogram's Sitakunda upazila, has received the certificate of 'Green Yard'. Earlier, ship-breaking yards of PHP and SN Corporation received the certificate. A 'Green Yard' refers to a yard
The 2010 stock market debacle prompted the securities regulator to form a "high profile" advisory committee to suggest changes in policies, whenever needed, to help develop the country's capital market. The committee sat only once in 2014 after its formation in March 2011. The market has been thro
United Finance Ltd has reported a 36 per cent year-on-year drop in profit for 2022, due to increased operating expenses and higher provision against loans. The listed non-bank financial institution (NBFI) logged a net profit of Tk 142 million in 2022. Its earnings per share (EPS) dropped to Tk 0.
Investors seem to have overlooked the latest business data of Legacy Footwear when they bet on the stock on the Dhaka Stock Exchange last week. The stock rose abnormally in the bearish market, leading to it becoming the top gainer in the last three consecutive sessions. However, Legacy Footwear r
Transfer of two OTC companies to the SME board of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) remains pending mainly for non-payment of listing fees and non-existence of a company website with detailed financial information. Gachi Hata Aquaculture Farms and Bangladesh Hotels are among the 51 firms that were de
