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US Stock Market Witnessed a Week of Uncertainty and Unease
In a turbulent start to the week, major US stock indexes initially faltered but found some reprieve after Friday’s positive jobs report. However, the day concluded with overall losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average saw its weekly figures dip by approximately 1%, while both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ experienced more substantial weekly declines, surpassing 2%.
The landscape of Q2 2023 earnings reporting in the S&P 500 has been unveiled, with an impressive 84% of companies having already disclosed their results. Analysis of these releases as of Friday indicates that 79% of these firms exceeded net income projections, outpacing the five-year average of 77%, as reported by FactSet.
Despite these promising figures, a broader perspective reveals that earnings are poised to contract by approximately 5.7% in comparison to the previous year. This would mark the most substantial earnings setback registered by the index since the third quarter of 2020.
Reviewing the US Stock Markets, the Nasdaq Composite, recorded a decent loss of 265 points, reaching a closing value of 13,644 points by the end of the week. Similarly, the S&P 500 index showed a positive trend, adding 55 points to settle at 4,464 points. Meanwhile, DJIA Index experienced a notable surge, adding by 216 points during the week and concluding at 35,281 points after a week of gains.
In contrast, Russell 3000 Index saw a gain in week performance, with a loss of 12 points to reach 2,566 points by the end of the week.
Moving to Russell 2000 Index, demonstrated a notable drop of 32 points, ending the week at a steady 1,925 points.
Dhaka Stock Exchange DSE, Bourse on the fourth working day of the week, 15th May, ended with a drop in Indices and Turnover from the previous working session. This information is known from DSE sources.
526 crore 33 lakh taka shares were traded on this day. 138 crore 3 lakh less tradings were done in DSE today compared to the previous workday, 14th May , Shares worth Tk 664 crores 36 lakh shares were traded last time, Tuesday.
The benchmark DSEX lost 58.22 points or 5,527 The Shariah-based index DSES dropped 12.79 points or 1,212, and the blue-chip index DS30 decreased by 14.14 points or 1,977.
Of the issues traded, 61 advanced, 301 declined and 33 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 8.77 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 18.60 paisa.
Bay Leasing & Investment Limited ranked top loser on the DSE, the share price dropped by Tk 0.30 paisa or 3.00 percent. On this day, the share was last traded at Tk 9.70 paisa.
DSE topped on trade is Alif Industries Limited 19 crore 21 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 68 lakh 31 thousand 91 shares of the companies were traded. The financial value of which is 37 crore 38 lakh taka
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.
