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Stocks open on flying note riding on banks

FE Online Report 2020-03-18 11:45:02

Stocks witnessed steep rise at the opening session in the morning riding on the news that the banks have started to invest in the share market from today (Wednesday). The banks agreed to invest in th...

MNCs face onslaught of COVID-19 pandemic

FE Report 2020-03-18 11:36:24

Share prices of listed multinational companies (MNCs) declined more than 15 per cent in last three sessions as the country's capital markets suffered sharp losses amid panic-driven selling pressure....

Nine cos to hold AGMs by Mar 31

FE Report 2020-03-18 11:34:56

Nine more listed companies, including four insurers, will hold annual general meetings (AGMs) by March 31, 2020, according to Dhaka Stock Exchange. Recommended dividends and audited financial stateme...

Subscription of Express Insurance opens April 13

FE Report 2020-03-18 11:30:29

The public subscription of Express Insurance is set to begin on April 13 for raising a fund worth Tk 260.79 million from the public. The initial public offering (IPO) subscription for shares by the e...

IPO subscription of Express Insurance opens April 13

FE Online Report 2020-03-17 18:31:36

The public subscription of Express Insurance is set to begin on April 13 for raising a fund worth Tk 260.79 million from the public. The initial public offering (IPO) subscription for shares by the e...

Asian stocks fall after historic Wall Street rout

REUTERS 2020-03-17 10:36:17

Most Asian shares fell on Tuesday a day after Wall Street’s historic market rout, with fleeting initial gains evaporating as the coronavirus remained a major risk to economic growth. MSCI's bro...

DSEX hits 6.5 yrs low as panic grips

FE Online Report 2020-03-16 16:52:38

Stocks kept tumbling for three straight sessions amid growing tension over the impacts of coronavirus outbreak as three more cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Bangladesh. Market analysts said the massiv...

Q3 results of Oracle disclosed

FE Online Desk 2020-03-16 13:10:35

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) on Sunday announced fiscal 2020 Q3 results. Total Revenues were $9.8 billion, up 2% in USD and 3% in constant currency compared to Q3 last year. Cloud Services and Lice...

CSE puts thrust on launching new products

FE Online Desk 2020-03-16 12:54:20

Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) Sunday said the market needs more products including exchange traded funds (ETF) to increase depth.  The newly-constituted CSE Board  made the suggestion w...

Stocks see downturn in early trading

FE Online Report 2020-03-16 11:40:01

Stocks witnessed a downward trend in the early trading on Monday amid growing tension over the impacts of coronavirus outbreak. Within 15 minutes of trading, DSEX, the key index of DSE, rose more tha...

Revival of ailing capital mkt: Merchant bankers for fast creation of special funds

SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2020-03-16 09:49:29

Top merchant bankers have urged the central bank to take effective measures to implement its policy regarding the creation of special funds for revival of the ailing capital market. At a meeting with...

DSEX sinks below 4,000-mark after five years

FE Online Report 2020-03-15 17:29:09

With fears of coronavirus dominating market sentiment, stocks tumbled further on Sunday amid incessant selling by investors to escape further losses. Within 15 minutes, DSEX slumped more than 200 poi...

BMBA holds 15th AGM

FE Online Desk 2020-03-15 13:00:32

The 15th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Bangladesh Merchant Bankers Association (BMBA) was held on Saturday at The Westin Dhaka, Gulshan in the city. The meeting was presided over by Md. Sayad...

DSEX dips below 4,000-mark at open

FE Online Report 2020-03-15 11:04:51

Stocks tumbled at opening on Sunday amid growing tension over the impacts of coronavirus outbreak as more two cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Bangladesh. Within 15 minutes of trading, DSEX, the key in...

Company profile: Steady earnings growth of DBH

Babul Barman 2020-03-15 10:45:18

Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation (DBH) has reported profit after tax of Tk 1,077 million in 2019, rising 2.78 per cent over the previous year. With Tk 44.30 billion housing loan portfolio, DBH...

Weekly Review: Coronavirus scare wreaks havoc on stocks

Babul Barman 2020-03-14 11:52:55

Stocks kept tumbling for three straight weeks amid growing tension over the impacts of coronavirus outbreak across the world. Week-on-week, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE),...

Square Pharma generates highest weekly turnover

FE Report 2020-03-14 11:49:44

Square Pharmaceuticals dominated the Dhaka bourse's transaction chart in the outgoing week while ten most-traded stocks accounted for one-fifth transactions. Market analysts said investors showed the...

Stimulus hopes pull global stocks back from abyss

REUTERS 2020-03-13 15:32:30

Stocks plunged on Friday with coronavirus panic selling hitting nearly every asset class, before finding some kind of floor as hopes turned to a US stimulus package. European and US stock futures tra...

Pharma sector dominates DSE turnover chart

FE Report 2020-03-13 11:37:46

The pharmaceuticals & chemicals sector dominated the top 10 turnover chart of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday. Of the 10 top turnover leaders, six were from the pharmaceuticals & c...

Global stocks crash as pandemic panic sweeps markets

REUTERS 2020-03-13 10:26:54

Global stock markets crashed on Friday, ending a years-long bull run, with coronavirus panic selling hitting almost every asset class and leaving investors nowhere to hide. Half a trillion dollars in...

Indian stock market crashes on travel ban

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The Indian stock market crashed on Thursday morning following incessant selling by investors on the United States imposing travel bans as well as India suspending visas amid rising number of COVID-19...

World stocks plummet after Trump bans travel from Europe

Reuters 2020-03-12 11:11:39

Global shares crumbled on Thursday after US President Donald Trump stunned investors by announcing a temporary travel ban from Europe in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, threatening mo...

CGIA, BICM ink MoU

FE Online Desk 2020-03-11 14:47:58

US-based CGIA Institute, a globally recognized body of finance and investment professionals which provides the Chartered Global Investment Analysts (CGIA) designation on Monday signed a Memorandum of...

DSE-IFC team up for gender equality for 5th consecutive yr

FE Online Desk 2020-03-11 13:41:40

For the fifth consecutive year, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) as part of the global Ring the Bell for Gender Equality initiative to celebrate...

Capital mkt investment: BB prods banks on special funds

SIDDIQUE ISLAM 2020-03-11 10:02:14

The central bank has advised more than a dozen of scheduled banks to expedite the ongoing process of creating their special funds for investment in the capital market. In the latest move, Bangladesh...

Asia shares try to stabilise, pin hopes on policy stimulus

REUTERS 2020-03-10 14:55:13

Asian shares bounced and bond yields rose from historic lows on Tuesday as speculation of coordinated stimulus from global central banks and governments calmed panic selling. Yields on benchmark US 1...

Mkt looks much cheaper in terms of P/E ratio: CSE

FE Online Desk 2020-03-10 12:55:08

Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) has urged the banks to start their process to invest in the stock market as soon as possible. "Bangladesh Bank recently released a directive regarding capital market i...

SEC exec points fingers at unholy nexus

FE Report 2020-03-10 11:06:28

A top regulatory official on Monday said an "unholy game" is going on in the capital market involving issuers, issue managers, audit firms, and the company management to cheat the public and state. P...

Only two issues rise

FE Report 2020-03-10 11:03:46

The share prices of only two companies- Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) and Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company (BIFC)- rose on Monday on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). Amid panic-driven sales exerted through...

DSE sees massive fall on panic sale

FE Online Report 2020-03-09 12:47:17

Dhaka bourse witnessed a massive plunge on Monday amid investors’ panic driven sales observed from the beginning of the session. The DSE broad index--DSEX-- lost 4.29 per cent or 184 points to...