Dhaka-Stock-Exchange

The country’s stock market ended Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week, on an upward trend. The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) gained 8 points. Turnover also increased, while the share prices of most companies and mutual fund units rose. At the end of the session, the DSE’s benchmark index, DSEX, gained 8 points from the previous trading day to settle at 5,445 points. The DSE Shariah Index rose 1 point to 1,055 points, while the DSE-30 Index gained 1 point to st...

A director of Square Pharmaceuticals, one of the country’s leading listed pharmaceutical manufacturers, has announced plans to purchase 1.75 million shares of the company. Based on the current market price, the shares are worth more than Tk 383.4 million. The director, Ratna Patra, announced the share purchase, according to information from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). According to DSE data, Ratna Patra will purchase a total of 1.75 million shares of Square Pharmaceuticals. At the comp...

Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (DESCO), a company listed in the power and energy sector on the stock market, reported an increase in earnings per share (EPS) in the first quarter (July to September) of the current 2026-27 fiscal year. The company recorded earnings per share of Tk 1.78 during the period, up from Tk 1.33 in the same period of the previous fiscal year. This represents an increase of Tk 0.45 per share year over year. The information was published on the websites of the...

Global Heavy Chemicals, a company listed on the stock market, will not pay any dividends to shareholders for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The company's board of directors has declared a “no dividend” for the fiscal year. As a result, shareholders will have gone without dividends for four consecutive fiscal years. The information was disclosed by the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). The company reported a loss of Tk 3.30 per share in the 2025-26 fiscal year. In the previous 2024-25 fiscal year, it...

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s premier stock market, saw its index decline on four of the five trading days last week. With most listed companies posting losses, the DSE’s market capitalization fell by more than Tk 7,000 crore week-on-week. However, trading activity increased despite the decline in market indices. At the end of the last trading day of the week, the DSE’s market capitalization stood at Tk 674,476 crore, down from Tk 681,587 crore on the final trading day of...

Trading on the country’s main stock market, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), ended with an upward trend in its indices on the fourth trading day of the week. Share prices of most listed companies rose during Wednesday’s session. According to DSE data, the benchmark DSEX index rose 46.72 points to 5,433 points on Wednesday. Among the other two indices, the Shariah based DSES index gained 7.71 points to reach 1,054 points. The DS30 index, comprising 30 selected companies, rose 8.34 points to...

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s main stock market, recorded its lowest trading volume of the year on Saturday (October 17). Shares and units worth Tk 3.1738 billion were traded on the exchange that day. Previously, on December 29 last year, the DSE recorded a lower trading volume of Tk 3.0997 billion. Recently, trading activity has followed a downward trend alongside declines in the market index. Stock exchange sources said the DSE’s benchmark index, DSEX, fell 19 points to...

Production at Indo-Bangla Pharmaceuticals’ factory in Barishal has returned to normal after being temporarily disrupted due to worker unrest. The company disclosed the information in response to an inquiry from the Dhaka Stock Exchange. In response to a letter sent by the Dhaka Stock Exchange on October 6, the company said several workers were accused of verbally harassing a company official on September 13. Following an investigation, action was taken against those responsible in accorda...

The earnings per share (EPS) of listed Central Insurance Company Limited rose 23% in the first nine months of the current 2026 financial year. The company’s EPS also increased 46% in the third quarter. The information was disclosed by the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). The company’s EPS stood at Tk 1.79 in the nine months from January to September of the current financial year. It was Tk 1.45 during the same period a year earlier. As a result, EPS increased by 34 paisa or 23% year on year....

After completing emergency maintenance work, listed company CVO Petrochemical Refinery Limited is returning to regular production operations. As scheduled, the company's factory resumed regular operations on October 1. The company informed the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) that its emergency maintenance work was successfully completed on September 30. Following the completion of the maintenance activities, a decision was made to restart the factory and resume regular operations. Earlier, in...

Although the pace of trading and the index increased at the country’s main stock market, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), last week, overall market capitalization fell by nearly Tk 1,802 crore. Although the price index moved downward on four of the five trading days, share and unit prices of most institutions increased at the end of the week. Among the institutions traded on the DSE throughout the week, prices of 252 increased, 105 declined and 29 remained unchanged. As a result, DSE mark...

The prime stock market regained some momentum after the commission led by Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Chairman Masud Khan took charge on June 4. However, the positive trend did not last long.Investors have been incurring losses amid a continuous decline in share prices over the past month. In the outgoing week alone, Tk 54.2977 billion was wiped off investors’ portfolios on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).According to DSE data, its market capitalisation stood at Tk 6.9849...

Trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended with a downward trend on Tuesday (8 September), the third working day of the week. Although the share prices of most companies declined, the total turnover increased compared to the previous working day.The DSE's benchmark index, DSEX, fell by 28.10 points to settle at 5,539 points. The Shariah-based index, DSES, dropped 5 points to 1,109 points, and the DS-30 index, comprising 30 selected companies, declined by 5.65 points to 2,108 points.On the d...

To address a shortfall in share supply during the settlement process of stock market transactions, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will purchase 500 shares of Meghna Condensed Milk. These shares will be acquired today (Sunday, September 6) through the DSE's 'buy-in' market. This information was confirmed by DSE sources.Essentially, if a seller fails to deliver shares within the stipulated time after a transaction is executed on the stock market, it creates complications in the settlement pro...

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), the regulatory body of the country's bourses, has formed an inquiry committee to investigate various allegations on financial irregularities, corporate governance lapses, irregularities in appointments, and share-trading-related issues against the top officials of the country's premier stock exchange, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).This information was conveyed in an order issued on Monday (August 10) by the BSEC's Inspection, Enquiry and...

Midas Finance PLC, a listed financial institution, has decided not to pay any dividend to its shareholders for the 2025 financial year. The board of directors declared a ‘no dividend’ due to the company’s substantial losses, according to Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) sources.The company reported a loss per share (EPS) of Tk 23.40 in FY2025, compared with a loss of Tk 2.24 in the previous financial year. This means the company’s losses increased significantly over the year.The company’s annual gener...

The share price of United Insurance, listed on the stock market, has increased by 63% over the past two months. Following this abnormal price surge, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) sought an explanation from the company, but no undisclosed price-sensitive information (PSI) was found.According to DSE sources, the share price of United Insurance was Tk 41.50 on June 1. It rose to Tk 67.60 on August 6. This means the price increased by Tk 26.10, or roughly 63%, in just two months.In response to the...

Bangladesh's stock market closed mixed on Monday, the second trading day of the week, with turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropping below Tk 10 billion. Most listed securities also ended the session lower. Data from the DSE showed that the benchmark DSE index edged up slightly from the previous session, while the DSE Shariah Index and the DS30 Index, which tracks 30 blue-chip companies, both declined. Of the issues traded, 148 advanced, 182 declined, and 58 remained unchange...

The management of Apex Spinning and Knitting Mills, a company listed on the stock market, has decided to lay off operations due to labor unrest. According to Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) sources, the company's board of directors verbally made this decision on June 23 at 2:30 PM.The factory has been de...

An unusual surge has been observed in the share price of Web Quotes PLC, a listed company on the SME platform of the country’s stock market. The continuous rise in the company’s stock price without any price-sensitive information (PSI) has sparked curiosity among investors and raised concerns ov...