Stocks
Chartered Life retained top gainer on DSE

Chartered Life Insurance Company Limited ranked top ten gainers on Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSE today, November 23, the share price increased by 5 taka 40 paisa or 9.96pc. On this day, the share was last traded at 59 taka 60 paisa.
This information is known from DSE sources.
According to the data, the firm traded 1 lakh 76 thousand 940 shares in 3 thousand 665 times.
2nd on the list is Advent Pharma Ltd. Today the price of the company’s share price increased by 2 taka 20 paisa or 9.73pc. The share was last traded at 24 taka 80 paisa.
And the 3rd on the list is Sonali Aansh Industries Limited. Today the company share price has increased by 50 taka 10 paisa or 7.36pc. The share was last traded at 731 taka 10 paisa.
Other companies on the gainer list are Bangladesh General Insurance Company, Monno Agro & General Machinery, Pragati Life Insurance, Sonali Paper & Board Mills, Kay & Que (Bangladesh), Popular Life Insurance Company & Information Services Network.
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Stocks
Index Hikes, Turnover Drops on DSE

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.
Stocks
Standard Ceramic releases its Financial Reports

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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World Biz
South Asian Stock hikes on the outgoing week

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.