Stocks
Dhaka Bourse Performed Mixed
Dhaka Stock Exchange DSE, Bourse on the fourth working day of the week, January 31, ended with price Index mixed & turnover hikes. This information is known from DSE sources.
979 crore 71 lakh taka shares were traded on this day. 39 crore 84 more tradings were done in DSE today compared to the previous workday, 30 January, Shares worth Tk 939 crores 86 lakh shares were traded last time, Tuesday.
The benchmark DSEX added 3.12 points or 6,153 The Shariah-based index DSES dropped 2.43 points or 1,351, and the blue-chip index DS30 decreased by 7.16 points or 2,103.
Of the issues traded, 145 advanced, 207 declined and 41 remained unchanged.
Prime Finance First Mutual Fund ranked top gainer on DSE, and the share price increased by Tk 4.50 paisa or 13.85 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 37.00 paisa.
GSP Finance (Bangladesh) Limited ranked top loser on the DSE, the share price dropped by Tk 1.15 paisa or 9.38 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 14.50 paisa.
DSE topped on trade is Khulna Printing & Packaging Limited 46 crore 60 lakh takas of shares of the company have been traded.
A total of 41 companies’ shares were traded in the Block on the Dhaka Stock Exchange, 48 lakh 85 thousand 854 shares of the companies were traded. The financial value of which is 30 crore 41 lakh taka.
Reviewing the U.S. Stock Markets, the Nasdaq Composite, recorded a decent loss of 1,023 points, reaching a closing value of 16,690 points by the end of the week. Similarly, the S&P 500 index showed a positive trend, losing 240 points to settle at 5,408 points. Meanwhile, DJIA Index experienced a notable hike, adding 1,218 points during the week and concluding at 40,345 points after a week of gaining.
In contrast, Russell 3000 Index saw a loss in week performance, with a slight drop of 141 point to reach 3,077 points by the end of the week.
Moving to Russell 2000 Index, demonstrated a notable lost of 126 points, ending the week at 2,091 points.
In the Outgoing week, the European stock market displayed a mixed performance.
Here is the data on the weekly performance of the European Stock Market, The STOXX Europe 600 index, which is considered a leading benchmark for the European market and covers approximately 90 percent of the market capitalization across 17 countries, reported a loss of 18.49 points to close at 506.56.
The United Kingdom’s FTSE 100, one of the most widely followed indices in Europe, also showed a significant drop, losing 195 points or finishing the session at 8,181.
In Germany, the DAX 30 index, added by 605 points to reach 18,301, while France’s CAC 40 decreased by 278 points to stop at 7,352 at the end of the trading day.
Italy’s FTSE MIB, which covers the top 40 stocks traded on the Milan Stock Exchange, decreased by 1,081 points to 33,291. However, Spain’s IBEX 35, lost by 228 points, to close at 11,173.
A review of South Asian stock markets shows that India’s Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) index BSE Sensex has lost 1,182 points during the week. At the end of the week, the index stood at 82,365 points. On the other hand, the Nifty-50 index of the country’s National Stock Exchange dropped by 383 points last week. At the end of the week, the index stood at 24,852 points.
Pakistan Stock Exchange Index ‘KSE 100’, added 459 points last week. After a week of losing, the index settled at 79,002 points.
On the other hand, The Sri Lankan stock market index loss, and the Colombo Stock Exchange index ‘ASPI’ decreased by 94 points in a week. After a week the index settled at 10,775 points.
Bhutan’s stock market index ‘BSI’ dropped by 9 points hence the index stood at 1,500 points throughout the whole week. Nepal’s ‘NEPSE’ lost 22 points, therefore the index stands at 2,727 points.
Hence Dhaka Stock Exchange: The benchmark index ‘DSEX’ lost by 75.77 points or 1.31 percent, in the outgoing week. At the end of the week, the index stands at 5,728 points.
