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CSE places proposals on capital market

CSE places proposals on capital market

-- 2018-02-07 10:48:25

In the wake of free-fall of the country's stock markets, the port city's bourse has come up with a four-point recommendation to improve the situation. The proposals sent to the Ministry of Finance (M...

Wall Street roars back, traders eye volatility ahead

Wall Street roars back, traders eye volatility ahead

-- 2018-02-07 09:58:01

Shaken out of many months of calm, Wall Street braced for a higher level of volatility in the days ahead, after a roughly 2 per cent rebound in US stocks on Tuesday followed the biggest one-day sellof...

Appollo to be the market leader in steel manufacturing

Appollo to be the market leader in steel manufacturing

Ismail Hossain 2018-02-07 01:13:52

Appollo Ispat Complex Limited, one of the largest CI sheet manufacturers of the country, is going to introduce advanced and environment-friendly technology to enhance production portfolio and reduce c...

Libra Infusions’ EPS rises 3.37pc

Libra Infusions’ EPS rises 3.37pc

FE Online Report 2018-02-06 11:56:46

Libra Infusions has posted 3.37 per cent rise in earnings per share (EPS) in October-December quarter of 2017 as against the same quarter in the previous year, according to an official disclosure on T...

Bourses bounce back

Bourses bounce back

FE Online Report 2018-02-06 11:26:07

Stocks witnessed a sharp rise in early hour of trading on Tuesday as optimistic investors showed their buying appetite on large-cap stocks after a high prolife meeting held on Monday. Against the b...

Asian markets slide after Wall Street decline

Asian markets slide after Wall Street decline

Reuters 2018-02-06 11:07:52

Asian shares and US stock futures sank on Tuesday, after Wall Street suffered its biggest decline since 2011 as investors’ faith in factors underpinning a bull run in markets began to crumble....

Tax receipts from DSE up 25pc in July-Jan

Tax receipts from DSE up 25pc in July-Jan

Babul Barman 2018-02-06 09:46:34

The government revenue earnings from the Dhaka bourse marked 25 per cent rise in July-January period of the current fiscal year (FY) compared to the same period in the previous fiscal, as trading volu...

Stocks rebound after five-day slump

Stocks rebound after five-day slump

-- 2018-02-06 00:00:00

Stocks jumped back strongly on Tuesday snapping a five-day losing spell as optimistic investors showed their buying appetite on sector-specific large-cap. Against the backdrop of a freefall of stock...

High-profile meeting suggests greater coordination between securities regulator, BB

High-profile meeting suggests greater coordination between securities regulator, BB

FE Online Report 2018-02-05 21:55:10

A high-profile meeting, amid freefall of indices in both the bourses, has suggested greater coordination between the securities regulator and the central bank. It also called for discharging due resp...

Stocks continue to see steep fall amid panic sale

Stocks continue to see steep fall amid panic sale

FE Online Report 2018-02-05 11:13:24

Stocks witnessed a sharp decline in the first hour of trading on Monday, maintaining the previous day’s steep fall, as panicked investors went on selling spree. Merchant bankers and stockbroker...

Asian shares witness largest daily drop in a year

Asian shares witness largest daily drop in a year

-- 2018-02-05 10:09:08

Asian shares fell the most in over a year on Monday as fears of resurgent inflation battered bonds, toppled Wall Street from record highs and sparked speculation that central banks globally might be f...

Berger Paints, Fosroc ink JV agreement

Berger Paints, Fosroc ink JV agreement

-- 2018-02-05 00:25:04

Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd, market leader in Bangladesh paints industry and  Fosroc International Ltd, a global leading company in the field of construction chemicals,  have entered into a...

Capital mkt lacks environment to raise long-term debt

Capital mkt lacks environment to raise long-term debt

Syful Islam 2018-02-05 00:00:00

An International Finance Corporation (IFC) diagnostic mission has recently found the Bangladesh capital market environment not conducive to the issuance of debt instruments or mobilisation of debt to...

Stocks on the slide: Finance ministry calls emergency meeting

Stocks on the slide: Finance ministry calls emergency meeting

FE Report 2018-02-05 00:00:00

As indexes at both stock markets continue falling, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) called an emergency meeting on Monday afternoon to discuss the overall situation. The meeting will be held at the offi...

Pacific Denims now in ‘A’ category

Pacific Denims now in ‘A’ category

FE Online Report 2018-02-05 00:00:00

Pacific Denims Limited (PDL) has been placed in ‘A’ category from existing ‘N’ category with effect from Tuesday as the company has reported disbursement of 12.50 per cent stoc...

BSEC allows listing Ctg cos on CSE only

BSEC allows listing Ctg cos on CSE only

Our Correspondent 2018-02-05 00:00:00

Chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Dr M Khairul Hossain has announced listing of the Chittagong-based industries and companies only on the Chittagong Stock Exchange to attra...

Stocks extend losing spell for fifth day

Stocks extend losing spell for fifth day

FE Online Report 2018-02-05 00:00:00

Stocks witnessed yet another bearish session Monday, extending the losing streak for the fifth straight session, as investors continued sale of shares. Following the previous day’s biggest fall...

BSTI drive against sale of impure water

BSTI drive against sale of impure water

FE Report 2018-02-04 15:16:27

The standard of service and quality of goods overseeing authority has carried out a mobile court drive against traders who sell impure drinking water at Mirpur in Dhaka city. Along with the Rapid Ac...

Subscription of Credence First Shariah Unit Fund begins today

Subscription of Credence First Shariah Unit Fund begins today

FE Report 2018-02-04 10:51:47

Subscription of 'Credence First Shariah Unit Fund' will begin today (Sunday) while public subscription of Advent Pharma is set to begin on February 11. The initial size of the Credence First Shariah...

GSP Finance recommends 23.50pc stock dividend

GSP Finance recommends 23.50pc stock dividend

FE Online Report 2018-02-04 00:00:00

The board of directors of GSP Finance has recommended 23.50 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2017, said an official disclosure on Sunday. The final approval will come during...

Wall Street sees worst week in years

Wall Street sees worst week in years

-- 2018-02-04 00:00:00

Signs that a long-awaited correction may have arrived on Wall Street will keep investors on edge on Monday after the S&P 500 closed off the week with its biggest percentage drop in two years. Th...

Stock markets see steep fall

Stock markets see steep fall

FE Online Report 2018-02-04 00:00:00

Stocks on both bourses witnessed a steep decline in the first hour of trading on Sunday as investors are on selling spree, fearing a further fall. Following the previous week’s one of the large...

DBA, BMBA call emergency meeting on capital market

DBA, BMBA call emergency meeting on capital market

FE Online Report 2018-02-04 00:00:00

Stock brokers and merchant bankers on Sunday called an emergency meeting to take stock of the capital market. DSE Brokers Association (DBA) and Bangladesh Merchant Bankers Association (BMBA) will ho...

CSE Fair ends

CSE Fair ends

FE Online Desk 2018-02-04 00:00:00

The sixth Capital Market Fair, arranged by Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) ended Saturday in the port city, said a statement issued by CSE. The fair put thrust on raising the depth of the stock mar...

Stocks continue to see freefall; DSEX sheds record 133pts

Stocks continue to see freefall; DSEX sheds record 133pts

FE Online Report 2018-02-04 00:00:00

The core index of the Dhaka bourse on Sunday fell over 133 points, the biggest single-day fall in 55 months, as panicked investors went on selling spree amid uncertainty. Afraid of further decline in...

Global stocks sink, bond yields soar

Global stocks sink, bond yields soar

-- 2018-02-03 12:12:47

Global stock markets plunged and bond yields soared on Friday after US data showing the strongest annual wage growth since 2009. Yields on the benchmark 10-year US Treasury note shot up to a four-yea...

First virtual trading simulator launched in CSE

First virtual trading simulator launched in CSE

FE Online Desk 2018-02-03 11:42:14

Chittagong Stock Exchange and LankaBangla Securities have jointly launched the first Virtual Trading Simulator in Bangladesh named “Stock Paathshala”on the second day of Capital Marke...

Dow slips to two-year low

Dow slips to two-year low

-- 2018-02-03 11:06:49

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped on Friday, swooning almost 666 points, for its biggest daily percentage loss in 20 months. It was the biggest daily point fall in the Dow since December 2008...

More govt cos, MNCs should float shares in capital mkt

More govt cos, MNCs should float shares in capital mkt

Our Correspondent 2018-02-03 10:36:29

Managing director of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) Shaifur Rahman Majumdar on Friday said more government and multinational companies should be enlisted with the capital market to raise the depth...

Core index sees biggest single-week fall in 2 yrs

Core index sees biggest single-week fall in 2 yrs

FE Report 2018-02-03 00:00:00

The core index of the Dhaka bourse dipped 3.13 per cent last week as nervous investors sold shares in bulk. Merchant bankers and stockbrokers alleged that a 'political rumour' spread by a vested quar...