Stocks
U.S. Stock Indices in the Red on the Past Week
In the latest market update, the U.S. stock markets witnessed mixed performances, with major indices experiencing fluctuations. While the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 indices showed declines, the DJIA Index saw significant losses despite earlier gains. On the other hand, the Russell 3000 and Russell 2000 indices also ended the week with slight drops in performance.
Reviewing the U.S. Stock Markets, the Nasdaq Composite, recorded a decent drop of 73 points, reaching a closing value of 16,175 points by the end of the week. Similarly, the S&P 500 index showed a negative trend, losing 81 points to settle at 5,123 points. Meanwhile, DJIA Index experienced a notable drop, losing 921 points during the week and concluding at 37,983 points after a week of gain.
In contrast, Russell 3000 Index saw a losing in week performance, with a slight drop of 51 points to reach 2,929 points by the end of the week.
Moving to Russell 2000 Index, demonstrated a notable shed of 60 points, ending the week at 2,003 points.
One of the listed companies, Golden Harvest Agro Industries Limited. discloses its financial reports for the third quarter, (January – March 24).
The company’s earnings per share (EPS) was loss Tk 0.15 paisa in Q3 of the current financial year (January – March 24). EPS was Tk 0.06 paisa during the same period last year. NAV per share was Tk. 13.13 on March 31, 2024.
2 Listed Companies, Baraka Power & Baraka Patenga Power Limited & Orion Infusion Limited discloses their third-quarter financials for the year ended (January 2024 – March 2024). This source is known from DSE.
Baraka Power: The company’s earnings per share (EPS) was Tk 0.47 paisa in Q3 of the current financial year (January – March 24). EPS was Tk 0.66 paisa during the same period last year. NAV per share was Tk. 22.68 on March 31, 2024.
Baraka Patenga Power: The company’s earnings per share (EPS) was Tk 0.39 paisa in Q3 of the current financial year (January – March 24). EPS was Tk 0.53 paisa during the same period last year. NAV per share was Tk. 27.09 on March 31, 2024.
One of the listed companies, Shinepukur Ceramics Limited. discloses its financial reports for the third quarter, (January – March 24).
The company’s earnings per share (EPS) was Tk 0.10 paisa in Q3 of the current financial year (January – March 24). EPS was Tk 0.06 paisa during the same period last year. NAV per share was Tk. 31.27 on March 31, 2024.
