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BSEC Issues New Guidelines for ATB Transactions
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), the regulatory authority for the stock market, has issued new directives for the trading of shares of companies listed on the Alternative Trading Board (ATB).
On Monday (May 20), BSEC released the guidelines, stating that for the first trading day, the circuit breaker will be set at 5% above the fair value, as determined by Schedule A, Appendix 2 of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) regulations. If no trades occur within the first six months, the selling broker will initiate an offer based on a price set by the seller.
In cases where there are no trades, the seller can set any offer price, provided it does not exceed the fair value calculated under Schedule A, Appendix 2.
From the second transaction onward, the regular circuit breaker will be 5% above the previous day’s closing price or the open adjusted price.
Additionally, the value of shares traded on the ATB cannot exceed 30% above the fair value at any time.
All equity securities traded on the ATB platform will be settled on a T+4 basis.
A listed security issuer will not be eligible for listing on the ATB if the company has increased its paid-up capital by issuing bonus shares from retained earnings within the two years prior to the application date to the stock exchange.
Before and after listing on the ATB, the issuer’s most recent financial statements must be audited by a panel of auditors as declared by the stock exchange for ATB listing.
These directives override provisions of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (Alternative Trading Board) Regulation, 2022, and clauses (e), (f), and (g) of sub-regulation 9 of the Chittagong Stock Exchange (Alternative Trading Board) Regulations.
The new guidelines are effective immediately.
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.
