Among the traded issues, 20 rose, 348 fell and 21 remained unchanged

Expert blames IPO drought, weak returns

The benchmark DSEX Index rose 131.61 points

The DSEX lost 2.72 points to close at 5,084.12

The DSEX rose 41.22 points to 5,152.82 by 12:14am

The DSEX decreased 18.44 points to 5,100.96 by 11:46am

The DSEX 40.90 rose points to 5,268.66 by 11:36am

The DSEX increased 45.19 points to 5,247.65 by 11:40am

The DSEX declined 4.96 points to 5,332.90 by 12:02 pm

The DSEX increased 45.18 points to close at 5,392.65

For stock investors in Bangladesh, the just-concluded fiscal year was the worst in four years, with the benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange losing over 1,000 points.

Analysts say the regulator’s intervention is denting investors’ confidence and it comes at a time when they are still smarting from the wounds caused by the 18-month-long floor price, a period when most of the stocks were untradeable.

DSE dropped 1.52 percent yesterday, the first trading session since floor price restrictions were lifted

DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), fell 1.18 per cent to 6,495.7 points as of 1.20 pm today.

The country’s premier bourse posts its highest single-day point rise in the history of its new premier index, led by gains across almost all the sectors as investors were fueled by the government’s policy support.

The Dhaka stocks continue to bleed to its three years’ low due to the thin participation of institutional investors.

Stocks rallied the best in six-and-a-half months yesterday after sinking for more than three weeks. The bounce back was due to the central bank and the capital market regulator teaming up to prop up the flagging market.

The Dhaka stocks rises nearly 42 points as investors snapped up banks’ shares that were hit hard during the last few days.

Dhaka stocks broke a five-day losing streak yesterday with a 1.35 percent gain as institutional investors went on a buying spree.

Dhaka stocks continued their losing streak for the fifth consecutive session yesterday in a worry for the market regulator.