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European Stock Market Posts Strong Weekly Gains
In the Outgoing week, the European stock market displayed a gain 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 gain of 5.38 points to close at 470.78.
The United Kingdom’s FTSE 100, one of the most widely followed indices in Europe, also showed a significant gain, adding 31 points or finishing the session at 7,694.
In Germany, the DAX 30 index, added 292 points to reach 16,469, while France’s CAC 40 also added by 44 points to stop at 7,476 at the end of the trading day.
Italy’s FTSE MIB, which covers the top 40 stocks traded on the Milan Stock Exchange, increased 645 points to 29,500. However, Spain’s IBEX 35, gained by 155 points, to close at 9,686.
Dhaka Stock Exchange DSE, Bourse on the third working day of the week, 14th May, ended with a drop in Indices and Turnover from the previous working session. This information is known from DSE sources.
664 crore 36 lakh taka shares were traded on this day. 17 crore 86 lakh less tradings were done in DSE today compared to the previous workday, 9th May , Shares worth Tk 968 crores 2 lakh shares were traded last time, Monday.
The benchmark DSEX lost 81.14 points or 5,585 The Shariah-based index DSES dropped 15.76 points or 1,225, and the blue-chip index DS30 decreased by 26.04 points or 1,991.
Of the issues traded, 31 advanced, 343 declined and 25 remained unchanged.
Reliance One the first scheme of Reliance Insurance Mutual Fund ranked top gainer on DSE, the share price increased by Tk 1.50 paisa or 9.55 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 17.10 paisa.
Union Insurance Company Limited ranked top loser on the DSE, the share price dropped by Tk 4.00 paisa or 9.32 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 38.90 paisa.
DSE topped on trade is eGeneration Limited 28 crore 18 lakh takas of company shares have been traded.
A total of 45 companies’ shares were traded in the Block on Dhaka Stock Exchange. A total of 74 lakh 95 thousand 900 shares of the companies were traded. The financial value of which is 34 crore 92 lakh taka
One of the listed companies, Asia Insurance Limited discloses its financial reports for the first quarter, (January – March 24).
The company’s earnings per share (EPS) was Tk 0.37 paisa in Q1 of the current financial year (January – March 24). EPS was Tk 0.21 (restated) paisa during the same period last year. As of March 31, 2024, at the end of the first quarter of the fiscal year, the company’s net asset value (NAV) per share stood at Tk 27.87.
One of the listed companies, Uttara Bank PLC discloses its financial reports for the first quarter, (January – March 24).
The company’s earnings per share (EPS) was Tk 0.77 paisa in Q1 of the current financial year (January – March 24). EPS was Tk 0.75 (restated) paisa during the same period last year. As of March 31, 2024, at the end of the first quarter of the fiscal year, the company’s net asset value (NAV) per share stood at Tk 31.82.
