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Govt extends refinancing scheme

Govt extends refinancing scheme

FE Report 2017-12-25 12:00:00

The supervisory committee of the capital market refinancing scheme has extended the timeframe to apply for loan facility till March 31, 2018 from existing deadline which ends on December 31, 2017....

Engineering sector atop DSE turnover

Engineering sector atop DSE turnover

FE Report 2017-12-25 12:00:00

Engineering sector dominated the Dhaka bourse's transaction chart Sunday, riding on the new issue -- Nahee Aluminium Composite Panel which accounted for 13 per cent turnover on its debut day. The top...

Asian shares lower in quiet trading

Asian shares lower in quiet trading

-- 2017-12-25 10:52:49

Asian shares were lower in quiet trading Monday in the few Asian markets open during the Christmas holiday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index was down less than 0.1 per cent at 22,887.89, while the Shan...

Japanese stocks inch lower

Japanese stocks inch lower

-- 2017-12-25 10:46:49

Japan’s Nikkei share edged lower on Monday, weighed by losses on Wall Street, although movement was confined to a narrow range with many other major markets shut for Christmas. The Nikkei was 0...

China stocks fall on liquidity concerns

China stocks fall on liquidity concerns

-- 2017-12-25 01:53:20

China stocks slipped on Monday, with the start-up board ChiNext posting its biggest decline in three weeks as expectations of tighter monetary polices stirred worries about market liquidity. At the c...

Stocks witness higher in early trading

Stocks witness higher in early trading

FE Online Report 2017-12-24 12:00:00

Stocks on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Sunday as optimistic investors are showing their buying appetite on selective issues ahead of year-closing. Following the prev...

Stocks fail to stay positive at midday

Stocks fail to stay positive at midday

FE Online Report 2017-12-24 12:00:00

Stocks on both bourses failed to stay positive trend at midday Sunday as risk-averse investors went on selling spree on sector-wise stocks ahead of year-closing. However, Nahee Aluminum Composite Pan...

Stocks extend losses amid sluggish turnover

Stocks extend losses amid sluggish turnover

FE Online Report 2017-12-24 12:00:00

Stocks witnessed yet another bearish session Sunday with sluggish trading activities as investors were mostly cautious ahead of year-ending. Brokers said retail investors remained cautious about fres...

BAPLC for digitising annual reports of listed companies

BAPLC for digitising annual reports of listed companies

FE Online Desk 2017-12-24 01:40:16

Bangladesh Assocation of Publicly Listed Companies (BAPLC) has urged the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to digitise the annual reports of the listed companies. " We have made...

Wall St falls ahead of holiday

Wall St falls ahead of holiday

-- 2017-12-23 10:36:46

Major indexes of US stocks dipped on Friday in low trading volume before the holiday weekend as several blue-chip stocks slipped, including Nike. Nike Inc shares fell 2.3 per cent after the company f...

Stocks keep falling for fourth straight week

Stocks keep falling for fourth straight week

FE Report 2017-12-23 10:24:24

Stocks witnessed yet another bearish week, extending the losing streak for the four weeks in a row that ended Thursday, as ongoing pessimism kept investors mostly inactive. Dealers said the ongoing p...

Nikkei share nearly flat

Nikkei share nearly flat

-- 2017-12-22 11:23:18

Japan’s Nikkei share average was flat on Friday as gains in commodities trading houses offset weakness in drugmakers, while Kobe Steel stumbled after it said senior executives were aware of da...

US stocks rise; bank, energy stocks climb

US stocks rise; bank, energy stocks climb

-- 2017-12-22 11:12:37

US stock indexes rose on Thursday, boosted by bank and energy stocks as investors bet on more economically sensitive sectors. Energy and financial stocks led gains among the 11 major S&P sectors....

140 cos raise Tk 27.95b by issuing bonus shares

140 cos raise Tk 27.95b by issuing bonus shares

FE Report 2017-12-22 10:40:02

Nearly 140 companies recommended stock dividends in 2017 to raise an aggregate amount of Tk 27.95 billion in the calendar year. Of the 140 companies, 39 are scheduled to take shareholders' approval...

GP tops DSE transaction chart

GP tops DSE transaction chart

FE Report 2017-12-22 10:34:33

The largest market capitalisation listed company Grameenphone (GP) dominated the Dhaka bourse's transaction chart on Thursday as the top 10 traded companies accounted for 25 per cent of the turnover...

S Korean stocks rebound, won gains

S Korean stocks rebound, won gains

-- 2017-12-22 03:33:26

South Korea’s KOSPI stock index rose, while the Korean won rose in the local platform and bond yields rose. At 06:30 GMT, the KOSPI was up 10.71 points or 0.44 per cent at 2,440.54, reports Reu...

Asian shares edge higher after Wall St gains

Asian shares edge higher after Wall St gains

-- 2017-12-22 03:32:31

Asian shares edged higher on Friday, tracking modest gains on Wall Street. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index added 0.1 per cent to 22,893.06 following Cabinet approval of a budget plan that includes re...

BSE, NSE rise ahead of holidays

BSE, NSE rise ahead of holidays

-- 2017-12-22 03:31:28

Indian shares rose on Friday, with financials stocks such as Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC) boosting the indexes after it said it is selling two of its units to Quikr India. The b...

SE Asian stocks subdued ahead of holidays

SE Asian stocks subdued ahead of holidays

-- 2017-12-22 03:30:30

Most of the Southeast Asian markets were subdued on Friday in thin trade ahead of a long holiday weekend. Singapore shares rose slightly after six consecutive sessions of declines, reports Reuters....

Hong Kong edge up ahead of X'mas holiday

Hong Kong edge up ahead of X'mas holiday

-- 2017-12-22 03:29:41

The Hong Kong market rose slightly in subdued trading on Friday ahead of the Christmas holidays. Chinese H-shares listed in Hong Kong rose 0.16 per cent to 11,615.66. The Hang Seng Index was up 0....

China stocks dip as bank shares drag

China stocks dip as bank shares drag

-- 2017-12-22 03:28:48

China stocks dipped on Friday, as weakness in banking and consumer stocks offset gains in the energy sector, but the indexes were up for the week. At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was down...

New Zealand shares up slightly

New Zealand shares up slightly

-- 2017-12-22 03:27:43

New Zealand shares extended gain on Friday, six consecutive weekly gain and its longest weekly streak since July. The benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose 0.4 per cent or 31.99 points to finish the se...

Australian shares tick up

Australian shares tick up

-- 2017-12-22 03:26:57

Australian shares ticked up on Friday, following a strong lead from global markets, while materials stocks extended gains on higher commodities prices. Wall Street stocks rose on Thursday in the wake...

Stocks advance with slow movement

Stocks advance with slow movement

FE Online Report 2017-12-21 12:00:00

Stocks on both bourses witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading Thursday amid slow movement as investors mostly followed cautious stance ahead of year-closing. Following the previous day&rsq...

Awal new AB Bank chairman, Feroz vice-chair

Awal new AB Bank chairman, Feroz vice-chair

-- 2017-12-21 12:00:00

In a major move, MA Awal has been appointed as the chairman of listed company AB Bank Limited following the sudden departure of earlier chairman M Wahidul Haque. Feroz Ahmed was appointed vice chairm...

Australian shares slow after tax vote

Australian shares slow after tax vote

-- 2017-12-21 11:34:48

Australian shares were slightly lower on Thursday, pulling back from the previous session’s near 10-year high after a lacklustre Wall Street response to the much-awaited US tax cut approval. Ho...

NZ  shares edge lower after gloomy economic forecasts

NZ shares edge lower after gloomy economic forecasts

-- 2017-12-21 11:33:07

New Zealand shares edged lower on Thursday after data showed that economic growth cooled. The benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index pulled back from a record high hit during the previous session, according...

US stocks edge lower after tax bill

US stocks edge lower after tax bill

-- 2017-12-21 10:46:13

US stocks ended slightly lower on Wednesday after both houses of Congress approved a long-anticipated tax overhaul. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 28.1 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 24,726.65,...

Asia stocks subdued after US tax overhaul

Asia stocks subdued after US tax overhaul

Reuters 2017-12-21 09:56:44

Asian markets offered a muted reaction on Thursday to the passage of US tax cuts as benefits to company bottom lines were already baked into stock prices, while bonds were spooked by the blowout in go...

Stocks witness  another bearish session

Stocks witness another bearish session

FE Online Report 2017-12-21 03:37:10

Stocks witnessed yet another bearish session Thursday with sluggish turnover value as investors were mostly cautious ahead of year-closing. Market insiders said retail investors remained cautious abo...