Stock-Market

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...

The country’s top business body, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), has urged the government not to put pressure on businesses and entrepreneurs in order to meet revenue collection targets in the new fiscal year. Instead, the organisation has called for struc...

Bangladesh’s stock markets returned to a strong upward trend after just one trading day, recovering from a significant broad-based decline. The rebound was largely driven by strong gains in insurance sector stocks. The positive momentum in the insurance sector later spread to other sectors. A...

The country’s stock market failed to break out of its downward spiral, as the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed sharply lower on Monday, the second trading day of the week, under continued selling pressure from investors. Market analysts said persistent macroeconomic pressure and the inactivi...

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has demoted 10 more listed banks from 'A' and 'B' categories to the 'Z' ones because of their meager situations. The 'Z' category is the lowest tier in the stock market, where companies are generally classified as weak or junk stocks.The Dhaka Sto...

The country's leading stock market, which had been in a negative trend for a long period, is finally returning to a positive trajectory. After more than two months, turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country's premier stock market, exceeded Tk1,000 crore-mark on Wednesday. The last...

Mismanagement and corruption have left Bangladesh’s non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in a fragile state. The survival of several of these companies is now under threat, which has also negatively impacted their share prices. In continuation of this trend, on Monday, seven out of the top 10...