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DSE daily turnover hits 11-month high

DSE daily turnover hits 11-month high

FE Online Report 2020-02-12 16:50:09

Stocks kept gaining on Wednesday, with turnover hitting 11-month high, as enthusiastic investors put fresh stakes on stocks riding on central bank’s supportive measures. DSEX, the prime index o...

BSEC allows Delta Hospital to explore cut-off price for IPO

BSEC allows Delta Hospital to explore cut-off price for IPO

FE Report 2020-02-12 11:06:12

The securities regulator has allowed Delta Hospital Ltd to determine its cut-off price through eligible investors' bidding - a requirement for going public under the book building method. The approva...

Investors cheer BB moves

Investors cheer BB moves

FE Report 2020-02-12 11:04:20

Stocks rebounded strongly on Tuesday, snapping a five-day losing streak, as investors gained confidence thanks to the central bank's latest market supportive measures. The market started on a flyin...

Green Delta Insurance declares 20pc dividend

Green Delta Insurance declares 20pc dividend

FE Online Report 2020-02-11 19:39:28

The board of directors of Green Delta Insurance Ltd has recommended 15 per cent cash and 5.0 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2019, according to an official disclosure on Tue...

Stocks rebound strongly on BB moves

Stocks rebound strongly on BB moves

FE Online Report 2020-02-11 18:39:26

Stocks rebounded strongly Tuesday, snapping a five-day losing streak as the central bank’s market-supportive moves brought a ray of hope to investors. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock E...

EPS of two-third engineering companies down in Oct-Dec

EPS of two-third engineering companies down in Oct-Dec

FE Report 2020-02-11 11:27:28

Earnings per share (EPS) of two-third listed engineering companies plummeted in October-December, 2019 compared to that of the same period of last year. Market operators said most of the listed eng...

Core index sheds 121 points in five days

Core index sheds 121 points in five days

FE Report 2020-02-11 11:24:50

Stocks witnessed a modest fall on Monday, extending the losing streak for the fifth straight session, as nervous investors continued their sell-offs on selective issues. DSEX, the prime index of th...

ELBL approves 100pc cash dividend

ELBL approves 100pc cash dividend

FE Desk Report 2020-02-11 11:23:08

The 51st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Eastern Lubricants Blenders Limited (ELBL) was held in Chattogram city recently, says a statement. Chairman of BPC and ELBL board Md. Shamsur Rahman, also a...

Divestment of shares: BSEC sits with top executives of seven SoEs next week

Divestment of shares: BSEC sits with top executives of seven SoEs next week

MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL 2020-02-11 10:46:23

The securities regulator has stepped up its efforts to facilitate the process of divesting the shares of some selected state-owned enterprises (SoEs) in a bid to revamp the country's stock market. As...

Salvaging capital market: BB allows each bank to form Tk 2b fund

Salvaging capital market: BB allows each bank to form Tk 2b fund

SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2020-02-11 10:08:42

The central bank has allowed all scheduled banks to create a special fund worth Tk 2.0 billion each of five-year tenure, only for investment in the capital market, officials said. Under the fresh arr...

Stocks witness modest fall amid low turnover

Stocks witness modest fall amid low turnover

FE Online Report 2020-02-10 16:07:50

Stocks witnessed a modest fall on Monday, extending the losing streak for the fifth straight session, as nervous investors continued their sell-offs on selective issues. DSEX, the prime index of the...

Stocks witness positive trend on buying spree

Stocks witness positive trend on buying spree

-- 2020-02-10 11:51:19

Stocks witnessed positive trend in early hours of trading on Monday as some investors are showing their buying interest on sector-wise issues. Following the previous day’s big fall, the Dhaka...

BRTC Bill awaits parliament nod

BRTC Bill awaits parliament nod

MUNIMA SULTANA 2020-02-10 10:55:18

After long 59 years, the existing Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation Act is going to be revised with the incorporation of a provision to increase its paid-up capital from Tk 60 million to Tk 10 bil...

Singer Bangladesh posts 12.50pc rise in EPS

Singer Bangladesh posts 12.50pc rise in EPS

FE Report 2020-02-10 10:47:15

The earnings per share of Singer Bangladesh Ltd rose 12.50 per cent year-on-year in 2019 thanks to record sales and continued focus on managing operating expenses. The company has reported consolidat...

Kazi Sanaul Hoq joins DSE as MD

Kazi Sanaul Hoq joins DSE as MD

FE Desk Report 2020-02-10 10:43:39

Kazi Sanaul Hoq joined the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) as its managing director on Sunday after getting the regulatory approval in this regard. Earlier on January 09 last, the board of directors of t...

Stocks plummet amid panic sell-offs

Stocks plummet amid panic sell-offs

FE Online Report 2020-02-09 15:52:36

Stocks witnessed a sharp decline on Sunday as worried investors continued their sell-offs on selective large-cap issues. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 64.20 po...

Four SoCBs to go public by Sept: Finance minister

Four SoCBs to go public by Sept: Finance minister

-- 2020-02-09 15:24:02

The government is planning to offload the shares of four state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) by September in a bid to boost the stock market, finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said. He made the...

Singer BD declares 77pc cash div

Singer BD declares 77pc cash div

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-02-09 11:50:43

The board of directors of Singer Bangladesh Limited has recommended 77 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2019. The board has also decided to increase authorized capital from T...

Stocks witness downturn trend in early trading

Stocks witness downturn trend in early trading

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-02-09 11:49:08

Stocks witnessed downward trend in early hours of trading on Sunday as investors followed mostly cautious stance. Following the previous three days’ correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) a...

Sonali, Janata, Agrani likely to go public

Sonali, Janata, Agrani likely to go public

SYFUL ISLAM 2020-02-09 10:37:57

The government is pressing ahead with its plan to offload shares of three state-owned commercial banks on the stock exchanges, officials said. The authorities have started primary work on divesting t...

Weekly Market Review: Stocks in the tank amid low confidence

Weekly Market Review: Stocks in the tank amid low confidence

Babul Barman 2020-02-08 10:41:52

Stocks kept losing for the two straight weeks that ended on Thursday after the government passed a bill to bring surplus money of state and autonomous agencies to the national exchequer. Week-on-week...

Ten cos account for 25pc transactions

Ten cos account for 25pc transactions

FE Report 2020-02-07 11:00:33

Ten most traded firms accounted for more than one-fourth of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday, with LafargeHolcim making it to the top of the turnover chart for the 12th strai...

Apple Watch outsells entire Swiss  watch industry in 2019

Apple Watch outsells entire Swiss watch industry in 2019

-- 2020-02-07 00:21:05

The Apple Watch outsold the entire Swiss watch industry in 2019, according to a new report. Market research firm Strategy Analytics estimates that Apple shipped 30.7 million units worldwide of its sm...

Stocks keep losing amid bumpy ride

Stocks keep losing amid bumpy ride

FE Online Report 2020-02-06 15:46:33

Stocks extended the losing streak for the third straight session on Thursday as cautious investors continued their sell-offs on sector-wise issues. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (...

Nokia posts surprise quarterly profit rise

Nokia posts surprise quarterly profit rise

Reuters 2020-02-06 13:53:42

Finnish telecom network equipment maker Nokia reported on Thursday a surprise rise in October-December underlying profit, driven by cost cuts, and said most of its 2020 profit will be generated in the...

Stocks surge in early trade

Stocks surge in early trade

FE Online Report 2020-02-06 11:42:59

Stocks surged in early hours of trading on Thursday as investors continued their buying binge on sector specific issues based on earnings declarations. Following the previous two days’ correcti...

EPS of most power cos up in Oct-Dec

EPS of most power cos up in Oct-Dec

Babul Barman 2020-02-06 11:31:23

Earnings per share (EPS) of most of the listed companies under 'fuel & power' sector showed better performance in October-December, 2019 quarter compared to the same quarter of the previous year....

DSE top officials asked to attend hearing on Feb 9

DSE top officials asked to attend hearing on Feb 9

FE REPORT 2020-02-06 11:25:55

The securities regulator has asked the premier bourse to explain the cause of its previous comments on capital market and financial statements of ACI which 'triggered' the fall of index in 2019. Foll...

IPO approval process ‘should be simplified’

IPO approval process ‘should be simplified’

FE Online Report 2020-02-05 14:52:49

Discussants have stressed on transparency and accountability in the process of approving IPO (initial public offering) proposals to make the country’s capital market vibrant.   They also...

RAK Ceramics recommends 15pc div

RAK Ceramics recommends 15pc div

FE Online Report 2020-02-05 12:38:00

The board of directors of RAK Ceramic Ltd has recommended 15 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2019, said an official disclosure on Wednesday. The annual general meeting (AGM)...