“Market-making moves from the regulator regarding IPO approvals, bond trading, and disciplinary actions have favoured confidence among investors in the market,” said the weekly market review of EBL Securities. Turnover stood at Tk 915 crore on average in each session of the last week, which was Tk 835 crore in the previous week. Beximco Pharmaceuticals secured the leadership position on the top turnover chart in the open market for the week with a turnover of Tk 231.1 crore. It was followed by its parent company Beximco (Tk 226.3 crore), IFIC Bank (Tk 162.6 crore), Rupali Insurance (Tk 92.1 crore) and SS Steel (Tk 79.5 crore). The DSE currently has a market capitalisation of Tk 416,947 crore, with the benchmark index up 14.7 per cent since the beginning of the year.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 19, 2020 18:33 UTC