stock market Bangladesh

IPO approval turned into a recipe for market mischief

The stock market regulator approved 127 firms for listing in the past 14 years, allowing their transition from private to public companies. However, the subsequent outcomes are disheartening as most of these companies showed declined performance rather than growth.

Nafeez Sarafat manipulated stock market

Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, chairman of RACE Asset Management, has manipulated the stock prices of many companies for financial gain and caused losses of crores of taka to general shareholders, found a primary investigation of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

Stocks see highest rise in 3.5 years

Stocks in Bangladesh witnessed a massive jump yesterday amid hopes of a revival of the market following the exit of Sheikh Hasina from Bangladesh after her resignation from the post of prime minister on Monday.

Govt may let its employees trade in shares

The public administration ministry is likely to allow government employees to trade in the share market, a reversal of a decades-old rule.

FY24: A brutal year that gutted stock investors

For stock investors in Bangladesh, the just-concluded fiscal year was the worst in four years, with the benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange losing over 1,000 points.

Allure of bonds, forced selling blamed for stock market rout

In the two and a half months preceding last Sunday, the DSEX, the benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), dropped 794 points, or 12 percent.

Stocks make a comeback

The benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) staged a comeback yesterday, snapping a two-day losing streak.

Stocks fall for second day

There were also positive changes in the market capitalisation of food and allied, engineering, and telecommunication scrips, it said.

Stocks plunge again

In its daily market update, Shanta Securities said the market movement was driven by negative changes in the market capitalisation of travel and leisure, paper and printing, and bank scrips.

March 25, 2024
March 25, 2024

DSE, CSE shares close in the red

The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell yesterday, snapping a two-day winning streak, as some traders booked profits. 

February 23, 2024
February 23, 2024

Institutional investors sell off 32% shares of Khan Brothers

Some institutional investors sold their 32 percent stake, or 3.23 crore shares, of Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries Ltd in the second half of 2023, according to the market regulator.

February 18, 2024
February 18, 2024

DSE declines for 5th day

The prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) declined for a fifth consecutive trading day today

February 14, 2024
February 14, 2024

Shares fall for third day amid profit booking

Shares at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) continued to fall for a third consecutive day today as investors booked profits following recent gains

January 22, 2024
January 22, 2024

An uneasy start to the week: Stocks skid after price curbs removed

DSE dropped 1.52 percent yesterday, the first trading session since floor price restrictions were lifted

January 9, 2024
January 9, 2024

Stocks gain as worries ease after election

Investors optimistically turned up at stock markets post election as the markets seek rebound

January 2, 2024
January 2, 2024

Three factors that could determine stock market recovery in 2024

Bangladesh might have bid adieu to 2023 but it could not leave behind the old problems that held it back throughout the turbulent year

December 18, 2023
December 18, 2023

Investors of junk stocks found value among the ruins

Stocks of Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries soared 10-fold over the past year even though the company has been drowning in losses

September 19, 2023
September 19, 2023

Little-known Himadri’s stocks most expensive

Although Reckitt Benckiser (Bangladesh) PLC, with renowned household brands such as Mortein, Dettol and Harpic, is light years ahead of little-known cold storage Himadri Ltd in terms of business performance, their stocks prices belie the real scenario.

September 10, 2023
September 10, 2023

Margin loans hit pockets of investors

Tanvir Islam, a banker, has invested Tk 17 lakh in the stock market since he started trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) a decade ago.