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Bashundhara not allowed to raise commodity exchange
Bashundhara Group – one of the leading conglomerates in Bangladesh – has been denied permission by the market regulator to establish a private commodity exchange.
In May this year, ABG Limited – a newly formed company of the group – applied to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) seeking its permission to set up ABG Commodity Exchange (ABGEX).
In mid-September, the BSEC decided not to allow the conglomerate to move forward with its plan.
“As we already have two stock exchanges in the country, we will not give permission to establish a commodity exchange in the private sector,” BSEC Chairman Professor Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam told the news media.
“Either Dhaka or Chattogram stock exchange will set up a commodity exchange. We have already asked the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) to start working to this end.”
In October last year, the port city bourse secured BSEC’s nod to establish and operate a commodity exchange, which is the first ever of its kind in the country.
Later, the CSE and Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) signed an agreement to establish automated and structured commodity exchange in Bangladesh.
The CSE is working to launch the platform with a number of products.
A commodity exchange is an organized marketplace where buyers and sellers come together to purchase and sell enforceable contracts to deliver a commodity such as wheat, gold, or cotton or a financial instrument such as foreign currencies at some future date.
Earlier, in March this year, the Bashundhara Group applied to the commerce ministry to set up a private marketplace featuring barter, auction, warehousing, and securities transactions alongside regular B2B and B2P trading of all kinds of goods.
The group applied for seeking approval for its global marketplace named “ABG Marketplace”.
ABG Limited is also keen to become a strategic partner of the CSE. After getting the proposal, the stock market regulator and the CSE are working on the proposal.
The company will buy 25pc shares of the CSE as a strategic partner, according to sources.
Dhaka Stock Exchange DSE, Bourse on the first working day of the week, 19th May, ended with a drop in Indices and Turnover from the previous working session. This information is known from DSE sources.
409 crore 18 lakh taka shares were traded on this day. 267 crore 60 lakh less tradings were done in DSE today compared to the previous workday, 16th May , Shares worth Tk 676 crores 79 lakh shares were traded last time, Thursday
The benchmark DSEX lost 86.13 points or 5,431 The Shariah-based index DSES dropped 20.52 points or 1,191, and the blue-chip index DS30 decreased by 25.55 points or 1,948.
Of the issues traded, 22 advanced, 347 declined and 19 remained unchanged.
Shepherd Industries PLC ranked top gainer on DSE, the share price increased by Tk 1.30 paisa or 9.35 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 15.20 paisa.
Desh General Insurance Company Limited ranked top loser on the DSE, the share price dropped by Tk 0.90 paisa or 3.00 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 29.10 paisa.
DSE topped on trade is Beach Hatchery Limited 18 crore 94 lakh takas of company shares have been traded.
A total of 53 companies’ shares were traded in the Block on Dhaka Stock Exchange. A total of 1 crore 32 lakh 72 thousand 812 shares of the companies were traded. The financial value of which is 41 crore 57 lakh taka
Dhaka Stock Exchange DSE, Bourse on the last working day of the week, 16th May, ended with a drop in Indices and hike in Turnover from the previous working session. This information is known from DSE sources.
676 crore 79 lakh taka shares were traded on this day. 150 crore 46 lakh more tradings were done in DSE today compared to the previous workday, 15th May , Shares worth Tk 526 crores 33 lakh shares were traded last time, Wednesday.
The benchmark DSEX lost 9.98 points or 5,517 The Shariah-based index DSES dropped 0.80 points or 1,212, and the blue-chip index DS30 decreased by 3.79 points or 1,973.
Of the issues traded, 122 advanced, 215 declined and 57 remained unchanged.
MBL 1st Mutual Fund ranked top gainer on DSE, the share price increased by Tk 0.50 paisa or 10 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 5.50 paisa.
Sonali Paper & Board Mills Limited ranked top loser on the DSE, the share price dropped by Tk 11.80 paisa or 3.00 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 382.50 paisa.
DSE topped on trade is Asiatic Laboratories Limited 46 crore 23 lakh takas of company shares have been traded.
A total of 43 companies’ shares were traded in the Block on Dhaka Stock Exchange. A total of 3 crore 22 lakh 1 thousand 792 shares of the companies were traded. The financial value of which is 49 crore 85 lakh taka
Dhaka Stock Exchange DSE, Bourse on the fourth working day of the week, 15th May, ended with a drop in Indices and Turnover from the previous working session. This information is known from DSE sources.
526 crore 33 lakh taka shares were traded on this day. 138 crore 3 lakh less tradings were done in DSE today compared to the previous workday, 14th May , Shares worth Tk 664 crores 36 lakh shares were traded last time, Tuesday.
The benchmark DSEX lost 58.22 points or 5,527 The Shariah-based index DSES dropped 12.79 points or 1,212, and the blue-chip index DS30 decreased by 14.14 points or 1,977.
Of the issues traded, 61 advanced, 301 declined and 33 remained unchanged.
Reliance One the first scheme of Reliance Insurance Mutual Fund ranked top gainer on DSE, the share price increased by Tk 1.50 paisa or 8.77 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 18.60 paisa.
Bay Leasing & Investment Limited ranked top loser on the DSE, the share price dropped by Tk 0.30 paisa or 3.00 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 9.70 paisa.
DSE topped on trade is Alif Industries Limited 19 crore 21 lakh takas of company shares have been traded.
A total of 45 companies’ shares were traded in the Block on Dhaka Stock Exchange. A total of 68 lakh 31 thousand 91 shares of the companies were traded. The financial value of which is 37 crore 38 lakh taka
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