Category Archives: CAPITAL MARKET

Stocks break losing streak

Stocks returned to the black yesterday, breaking a two-day losing streak, as investors placed buy orders of shares and mutual fund units amid political strife. DSEX, the benchmark general index…

Global dividend income hits new record of $1.167tn

The total dividend income paid to shareholders around the world rose by 11% last year to $1.167 trillion, according to investment firm Henderson Global Investors. The biggest increase in cash…

Stocks rise for eighth day

Stocks gained for the eighth day yesterday as investors bought into large- and mid-cap companies. DSEX, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, closed at 4,841.72, after gaining 31.18…

Stocks buoyed by fresh buying

Turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange rose by the most in eight days to Tk 300 crore yesterday, in spite of the drawn-out political crisis. DSEX, the benchmark general index…

Foreign funds in stocks slide as unrest saps confidence

Net foreign investment in the capital market declined 18 percent year-on-year in January, as overseas investors followed a go-slow policy amid political instability in Bangladesh. Their net investment reached Tk…

Turmoil upsets forex market

The drawn-out political turmoil has started to bear down on the foreign exchange market, compelling the central bank to buck its dollar-selling spree and start purchasing instead to keep the…

No dividends for DSE shareholders

  Dhaka Stock Exchange will not propose any dividend for its shareholders for the first financial year after demutualisation, in a move to improve its financial strength and make the…

Political turmoil biggest risk to stockmarket

Political instability will be the biggest risk to the economy and the capital market this year, a recent survey found. Half of the respondents in the survey, conducted by LankaBangla…

New IPO subscription system gets green light

Investors will be able to apply for primary shares through stockbrokers and merchant banks instead of commercial banks from April under a new IPO subscription system. The new system, which…

BSEC to formulate ‘commodity exchange’ rules

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has moved forward to formulate rules to open ‘commodity exchange’ in the country for the first time. A committee of BSEC has submitted…

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