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Investors maintain cautious stance

Investors maintain cautious stance

FE REPORT 2021-10-15 08:46:26

Dhaka bourse closed the Thursday's session marginally lower amid mixed performance of major sectors as investors adopted cautious stance seeing corrections observed in previous three consecutive sessi...

T-bond trading on DSE within two months

T-bond trading on DSE within two months

FE REPORT 2021-10-15 08:24:26

Dhaka bourse is set to commence the trading of government treasury bond within two months on completion of necessary preparations. As part of the move, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday co...

LafargeHolcim continues growth momentum in Q3

LafargeHolcim continues growth momentum in Q3

-- 2021-10-14 21:02:02

  LafargeHolcim Bangladesh continues its growth momentum in Q3 while operating EBIT surged 44 per cent, said a statement.   Net sales during the Q3, 2021 has gone up to BDT 4,602m from BD...

JPMorgan edges closer to leaving pandemic behind

JPMorgan edges closer to leaving pandemic behind

-- 2021-10-14 10:10:24

JPMorgan Chase & Co beat analysts’ profit estimates on Wednesday, thanks to record revenue in some investment banking businesses and a sunnier economic outlook that allowed the largest US ba...

Stock market biggies face selling pressure

Stock market biggies face selling pressure

FE REPORT 2021-10-14 10:08:26

Broad index of Dhaka bourse saw a moderate loss on Wednesday extending the losing streak for third consecutive session as investors continued selling pressure on large cap sectors. On the day, major...

Paramount Textile rises 'abnormally'

Paramount Textile rises 'abnormally'

FE Report 2021-10-14 10:06:22

Share price of Paramount Textile rose 'abnormally' though there was no undisclosed price sensitive information (PSI) behind the price hike. The company's share price rose 42 per cent or Tk 27 to clos...

Stagflation woes hit US stocks

Stagflation woes hit US stocks

-- 2021-10-13 10:15:38

US shares slipped on Tuesday in choppy trade, as investors waited for businesses to report how rising prices have hit their latest earnings, while bond yields spiked and the dollar shone on bets that...

Pharma issues attract investors

Pharma issues attract investors

FE REPORT 2021-10-13 10:07:54

Investors concentrated mostly on pharmaceuticals & chemicals sector Tuesday which grabbed 18.4 per cent of market turnover. Textile, fuel & power, banking and cement issues also dominated in...

BSEC working for 'making a vibrant bond market'

BSEC working for 'making a vibrant bond market'

FE REPORT 2021-10-12 09:19:53

Discussants have said the country's stock market, insurers and pension funds need to play a significant role in achieving the target of sustainable development goal (SDG). Their suggestions came Mond...

Economics Nobel honours 'natural experiments', from minimum wage to migration

Economics Nobel honours 'natural experiments', from minimum wage to migration

-- 2021-10-11 22:06:55

Economists David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens won the 2021 Nobel economics prize on Monday for pioneering natural experiments to show real-world economic impacts in areas from minimum wage in...

Casino firm shares slump on money laundering claim

Casino firm shares slump on money laundering claim

-- 2021-10-11 11:43:36

Shares in Australian gambling giant Star Entertainment have slumped after allegations that it enabled illegal activity at its casinos for years. A joint report by three news outlets implicate...

Subscription of ACME Pesticides begins Oct 12

Subscription of ACME Pesticides begins Oct 12

FE REPORT 2021-10-10 09:06:37

IPO (initial public offering) subscription of ACME Pesticides will commence on October 12 (Tuesday) to raise Tk 300 million under fixed price method. According to information of Dhaka Stock Exchange...

Meghna Bank to raise Tk 1.50b through IPO

Meghna Bank to raise Tk 1.50b through IPO

Siddique Islam 2021-10-10 09:04:33

Meghna Bank Limited is diversifying its investment portfolios with focus on retail and small and medium enterprises (SME) business to minimize risk, the bank's top executive has said. Under the pla...

BSEC chief guns for Tk 1.5tr MF market

BSEC chief guns for Tk 1.5tr MF market

FE REPORT 2021-10-10 08:57:20

BSEC chairman Prof. Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam on Saturday stressed the need for increasing the size of mutual funds (MFs) and improving the performance of fund managers to help achieve desired grow of t...

Insurers benefiting from reforms, Sena Kalyan Insurance CEO tell FE

Insurers benefiting from reforms, Sena Kalyan Insurance CEO tell FE

ISMAIL HOSSAIN 2021-10-09 11:54:25

The country's insurance sector had gone through intensive reforms during the last half a decade and the efforts paid off remarkably, said Sena Kalyan Insurance Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Brig Gen...

Tax receipts from DSE jumps 85pc in Jul-Sept

Tax receipts from DSE jumps 85pc in Jul-Sept

BABUL BARMAN 2021-10-08 09:15:05

The government's revenue earnings from Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) marked a whopping 85 per cent rise in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year, compared to the same period of the previous...

Stock market investors' large-scale role comes into focus

Stock market investors' large-scale role comes into focus

FE REPORT 2021-10-08 09:11:04

The discussants at a webinar on Thursday focused on stakeholders' large-scale involvement to enhance investors' awareness along with reducing malpractices on the country's stock market. The Central D...

Stocks slip into red after two-day modest gain

Stocks slip into red after two-day modest gain

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-10-07 15:33:46

Stocks slipped into the red on Thursday, despite most of the issues closed positive, as investors opted for booking on selective large-cap shares. The market opened on a positive note and the key ind...

Bourses witness mixed trend in early trading

Bourses witness mixed trend in early trading

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-10-07 11:38:21

Stocks witnessed a mixed trend in the early hours of trading on Thursday as investors remained active on both sides of the trading fence ahead of corporate declarations. Following the previous day&rs...

Power, pharma issues steer stocks

Power, pharma issues steer stocks

FE REPORT 2021-10-07 09:15:09

Stocks ended marginally higher on Wednesday, after choppy trading, as investors showed buying interest on power and pharma issues ahead of corporate declarations. The market opened on a sharp rise an...

'Stock market needs diversified products'

'Stock market needs diversified products'

FE REPORT 2021-10-07 09:13:35

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has underscored the need for bringing diversified products to enhance the country's capital market strength. "Our capital market is 85 per cent eq...

Applications for Beximco sukuk exceed 56pc of public offering

Applications for Beximco sukuk exceed 56pc of public offering

-- 2021-10-06 21:24:44

Investors have applied for Tk 4.22 billion worth of Beximco Limited’s sukuk, a Shariah-compliant debt instrument, through the company’s initial public offering. Bangladesh Securities and...

Stocks edge higher after a choppy trading

Stocks edge higher after a choppy trading

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-10-06 17:12:21

Stocks ended marginally higher on Wednesday after choppy trading as investors were active on both sides of the trading fence ahead of corporate declarations. The market opened on a sharp rise and the...

DSE, CSE open sharply higher

DSE, CSE open sharply higher

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-10-06 10:59:32

Stocks opened sharply higher on Wednesday as the buoyant investors were seen putting fresh bets on June-closing stocks, particularly on power and pharma sector issues. After witnessing high volatilit...

Low institutional presence in turnover 'basic defect': Salman Rahman

Low institutional presence in turnover 'basic defect': Salman Rahman

FE REPORT 2021-10-06 09:31:00

Low presence of institutional or professional investors in daily turnover is 'a basic structural defect' of the capital market, said Salman F Rahman on Tuesday. In a vibrant and matured stock market,...

Price surge of two large-cap stocks draws DSE notice

Price surge of two large-cap stocks draws DSE notice

FE REPORT 2021-10-06 09:17:40

Two large-cap stocks from Beximco and LafargeHolcim are witnessing an unprecedented price surge and increased volume of trading in recent times, inviting the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) notice for expl...

Stocks end flat after high volatility

Stocks end flat after high volatility

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-10-05 16:13:02

Dhaka stocks ended almost flat on Tuesday after high volatility as investors were active on both sides of the trading fence ahead of corporate declarations of listed companies. The market opened on a...

Shurwid price wobbles after BSEC's case filing news

Shurwid price wobbles after BSEC's case filing news

FE REPORT 2021-10-05 10:22:40

Shurwid Industries' stocks tumbled on Monday, a day after the securities regulator has decided to file a case against its board of directors for recommending dividends for the fiscal year 2018-19 in a...

Stocks tumble despite blue-chips boost

Stocks tumble despite blue-chips boost

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-10-04 17:37:01

The prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped on Monday, snapping a five-day winning streak, despite a rise in prices of blue-chip stocks amid increased purchase by institutional investors. D...

Stocks open higher as large-caps surge

Stocks open higher as large-caps surge

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-10-04 10:55:43

Stocks opened higher on Monday as buoyant investors were showing their buying appetite on large-cap issues amid increased optimism. Following the previous five sessions’ rising trend, DSEX, the...