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Dhaka Stock Exchange daily turnover hits 10-year high

Dhaka Stock Exchange daily turnover hits 10-year high

FE REPORT 2021-01-06 08:52:06

Daily trade turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) climbed to more than 10 years high on Tuesday, since the country's stock market had developed bubbles that soon burst in 2010. Turnover, a cru...

Stocks snap eight-day winning streak

Stocks snap eight-day winning streak

FE Online Report 2021-01-05 16:01:21

Stocks ended lower on Tuesday, snapping an eight-session winning streak, as investors opted for booking profit on major sectors issues amid vaccine uncertainty news. DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka...

Revenue earnings from DSE soar 87pc

Revenue earnings from DSE soar 87pc

Babul Barman 2021-01-05 13:46:44

The government revenue earnings from the Dhaka bourse almost doubled in the July-December period of the current fiscal year compared to the same period of the previous fiscal as trading volume was on...

DSEX exceeds 5700-mark in early trading

DSEX exceeds 5700-mark in early trading

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-05 11:05:25

Stocks witnessed a sharp rise in the early trading on Tuesday with the key index of the country's major bourse crossing the 5700-mark, as investors were putting fresh bets on the market amid high ho...

Stocks keep gaining despite vaccine uncertainty

Stocks keep gaining despite vaccine uncertainty

FE Online Report 2021-01-04 16:54:17

Stocks ended higher on Monday after high volatility despite the news of uncertainty regarding coronavirus vaccine import amid India’s ban on vaccine export for a few months. After a big jump in...

Stocks witness high volatility on vaccine uncertainty news

Stocks witness high volatility on vaccine uncertainty news

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-04 13:30:32

Stocks witnessed high volatility after three hours of trading on Monday following coronavirus vaccine import uncertainty news as India banned to export vaccine for few months. India will not allow th...

Stocks open higher on vaccine hopes

Stocks open higher on vaccine hopes

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-04 11:32:44

Stocks opened on an upbeat note on Monday as investors continued their appetite riding on news of India’s coronavirus vaccine approval which heightened hopes for Bangladesh. Following the pre...

DSEX crosses 5,600-mark after 21 months

DSEX crosses 5,600-mark after 21 months

FE Online Report 2021-01-03 16:34:14

Stocks soared on Sunday, the maiden session of 2021, with the core index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) exceeded 5,600-mark, as investors reacted positively to the series of market supportive measures...

Foreign investment in bond up, equity negative in FY20

Foreign investment in bond up, equity negative in FY20

FE Online Report 2021-01-03 14:35:17

Foreign or non-resident investment in debt securities of Bangladesh market increased in the last fiscal year while declined in equity securities in the last fiscal year. Bangladesh Bank unveiled the...

Stocks open year’s first session on flying note

Stocks open year’s first session on flying note

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-01-03 10:58:48

Stocks witnessed a steep rise in the early trading on Sunday, the first trading day of 2021, as investors are putting a fresh bet on the market amid high hopes in the New Year. Following the previo...

IBN Sina to form subsidiary company

IBN Sina to form subsidiary company

FE Online Report 2021-01-03 10:43:02

The IBN Sina Pharmaceutical Industry has decided to form a subsidiary company named --The IBN Sina Natural Medicine--with a paid-up capital of Tk 120 million. The board of directors has decided to fo...

Taufika, eGeeration, Lub-rref to raise Tk 1.95b through IPOs this month

Taufika, eGeeration, Lub-rref to raise Tk 1.95b through IPOs this month

FE REPORT 2021-01-03 09:44:11

Three companies - Taufika Foods & Agro Industries, eGeneration and Lub-rref (Bangladesh) - will raise a total of Tk 1.95 billion from the capital market through IPOs in January. The initial pub...

New York Stock Exchange to delist three Chinese telecom giants

New York Stock Exchange to delist three Chinese telecom giants

-- 2021-01-01 20:14:04

The New York Stock Exchange is starting the process of delisting securities of three Chinese telecom companies, after US President Donald Trump last month barred US investments in Chinese firms Washin...

A year for the history books, in charts

A year for the history books, in charts

REUTERS 2021-01-01 13:55:39

The year 2020 was a wild one for Wall Street, bookended by the end of the longest bull market in history with the battering of equities by the Covid-19 shutdowns, and a bungee-cord rebound on hopes fo...

Engineering sector proves to be the best 2020 stock market performer

Engineering sector proves to be the best 2020 stock market performer

FE REPORT 2021-01-01 12:02:45

The engineering sector emerged as the best performer on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in 2020, with a gain of 133 per cent, while the life insurance sector was the worst performer as it wiped off 3.5...

Every IPO applicant to get shares, stock market regular decides

Every IPO applicant to get shares, stock market regular decides

FE REPORT 2021-01-01 08:59:27

Every initial public offering (IPO) applicant will get primary shares on a pro rata basis as the stock market regulator scrapped the lottery system for general investors in an IPO. The Bangladesh S...

S&P dividend payments to investors rises to $58.28 per share

S&P dividend payments to investors rises to $58.28 per share

-- 2020-12-31 12:33:33

Dividend payments to investors in the S&P 500 rose to a new record in 2020, despite the challenge posed by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, according to research from S&P Global. Dividend...

Brokerage firms allowed to open new branch offices across Bangladesh

Brokerage firms allowed to open new branch offices across Bangladesh

FE REPORT 2020-12-31 10:22:40

The stock market regulator has allowed brokerage firms to open new branch offices across the country after nine years following the long-standing demand of the stockbrokers. The Bangladesh Securiti...

Stocks end 2020 on a positive note

Stocks end 2020 on a positive note

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-12-30 16:08:29

Stocks extended the winning streak for the sixth straight days on Wednesday, with key index crossing the 5,400-mark after 18 months, the last trading day of the year 2020. DSEX, prime index of Dhaka...

BSEC allows brokerage houses to open new branch office

BSEC allows brokerage houses to open new branch office

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-12-30 15:19:29

The stock market regulator has allowed brokerage houses to open new branch offices across the country after nine years following the long-standing demand of the stockbrokers. The Bangladesh Securitie...

DSE AGM approves 3.0pc cash dividend

DSE AGM approves 3.0pc cash dividend

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-12-30 12:33:59

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has approved a 3.0 per cent cash dividend for its shareholders for the year ended June 30, 2020. The approval came at the bourse’s 59th annual general meeting (AG...

Stocks open higher on last trading day of 2020

Stocks open higher on last trading day of 2020

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-12-30 11:55:05

Stocks witnessed an upward trend in the early hours of trading of the last trading session of the year 2020 on Wednesday as investors remained active on major sectors issues amid year-end dividend exp...

Regulator issues exit plan for issuers of delisted securities

Regulator issues exit plan for issuers of delisted securities

FE REPORT 2020-12-30 11:08:08

The stock market regulator on Tuesday issued a directive on exit plan for issuers of the delisted securities in the interest of the investors and the capital market. The Bangladesh Securities and Exc...

Stocks extend winning streak amid rising turnover

Stocks extend winning streak amid rising turnover

FE Online Report 2020-12-29 16:34:25

Stocks extended the winning streak for the fifth straight day on Tuesday as investors remained active on major sectors issues. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 14.24...

Asian shares rise as Nikkei hits 30-year high

Asian shares rise as Nikkei hits 30-year high

-- 2020-12-29 11:56:30

Asian shares jumped on Tuesday, with Japanese stocks hitting a 30-year high, as hopes that a long-awaited US pandemic relief package would be expanded and a Brexit trade deal supported investor risk a...

Stocks open higher as large-cap stocks surge

Stocks open higher as large-cap stocks surge

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-12-29 11:04:01

Stocks witnessed upward trend in early trading on Tuesday as investors remained active on major sector issues amid year-end dividend expectations. Meanwhile, Robi’s share continued to rise fo...

Jamuna Oil, Eastern Lubricants declare dividend

Jamuna Oil, Eastern Lubricants declare dividend

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-12-29 10:43:00

The boards of directors of state-run two more listed companies – Jamuna Oil Company and Eastern Lubricants – have recommended cash dividends for the year ended on June 30, 2020, according...

Sukuk auction sparks huge interest

Sukuk auction sparks huge interest

FE REPORT 2020-12-28 22:45:00

The Tk. 40 billion sukuk was over-subscribed by nearly four times to Tk. 151.53 billion in its first auction held on Monday at the central bank. For the first time, the government is mobilising funds...

Stocks post marginal gain for fourth day

Stocks post marginal gain for fourth day

FE Online Report 2020-12-28 16:39:35

Stocks posted a marginal gain on Monday, extending the winning streak for the fourth straight sessions, as investors remained active on major sectors stocks. DSEX, the prime index of Dhaka Stock Exch...

Stocks open lower on profit-taking

Stocks open lower on profit-taking

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-12-28 11:12:31

Stocks witnessed a downward trend in early trading on Monday as risk-averse investors opted for booking profit on quick-gaining stocks. Meanwhile, Robi’s share continued to rise for the third t...