Stocks
US, Europe & Asia Bourses falls
The stock market in Asia, Europe and the US fell. The global bourses have fallen mainly due to the increasing fears of a global economic slump.
Even though the stock markets of Asia, Europe and US fell, the stock markets of the UAE, Qatar, Jordan and Lebanon were hiked in the previous week. Aside, the stock markets of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Morocco points dropped.
UK’s FTSE 100 index lost 6.18 points last Friday and Germany’s blue chip index DAX lost 197.78 points. At the same time, France’s CAC 40 index fell by 69.48 points.
Additionally, the capital markets of Denmark, Poland, Germany, Greece, Finland, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Austria, Sweden and Ireland have lost points. But then, points have been added in the capital markets of Norway, Hungary and Luxembourg at this time.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.11pc or 630 points on the last day of the week. At the same time, the country’s S&P 500 index lost 2.80pc or 104.86 points and the Nasdaq index lost 3.80pc or 420.91 points.
In addition to the US, the capital markets of Argentina, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Colombia in the region lost points. On the other hand, the Venezuelan capital market was good at this time.
Previous week Friday, in addition to the US and Europe, the capital markets of Asia also fell. The Nikkei 225 index of Japan, one of Asia’s leading capital markets, fell by 195.19 points on that day. India’s BSE Sensex index fell by 30.81, Vietnam’s Hang Seng index by 272.10 and China’s Shanghai Index by 16.81 points. In addition, the capital markets of Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka and the Philippines also lost points at this time.
Dhaka Stock Exchange DSE, Bourses on the first working day of the week, April 2, ended with price index hikes & turnover drops.
This information is known from DSE sources.
666 crores 83 lakh shares were traded in DSE on this day. 531 crores 83 lakhs more trading was done in DSE today compared to the previous workday, 30 March, Shares worth Tk 666 crores 83 lakh shares were traded in DSE last time, Thursday.
Of the issues traded, 83 advanced, 46 declined, and 195 remained unchanged.
On the other hand, Miracle Industries Ltd ranked top loser on the DSE, the share price dropped by Tk 1.5 paisa or 5.38 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 26.40 paisa.
DSE topped on trade Genex Infosys Limtied 36 crores 98 lakh 2 thousand takas of shares of the company have been traded.
A total of 53 companies’ shares were traded in the Block on Dhaka Stock Exchange, 61 lakh 34 thousand 273 shares of the companies were traded. The financial value of which is 30 crore 30 lakh taka.
One of the listed companies, Standard Ceramic Industries Limited, discloses its financial reports for the second quarter, (October-December 22). This source is known from DSE.
The company’s earnings per share (EPS) was loss Tk 1.33 paisa in Q2 of the current financial year. EPS was loss Tk 4.33 paisa during the same period last year. As of December 31, 2022, net asset value (NAVPS) was Tk 2.33 paisa.
The company reported EPS has been decreased due to reduction in sales and gross profit.
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South Asian Bourse or Stock Markets saw growth last week. Among them, the hike was in the stock markets of India and Pakistan.
A review of South Asian markets shows that India’s Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) index BSE Sensex has hiked 1,464 points during the week. At the end of the week, the index stood at 58,991 points. On the other hand, the Nifty-50 index of the country’s National Stock Exchange rose by 414 points last week. At the end of the week, the index stood at 17,359 points.
Pakistan Stock Exchange Index ‘KSE 100’ earned 58 points last week. After a week of gaining, the index settled at 40,000 points.
On the hand The Sri Lankan stock market hiked, the Colombo Stock Exchange index ‘ASPI’ lost 118 points in a week. After a week the index settled at 9,301 points.
Bhutan’s stock market index ‘BSI’ hiked by 68 point and the index stood at 1,195 points throughout the whole week. Nepal’s ‘NEPSE’ lost 7 points last week, as the index stands at 1,908 points.
