Stocks decline for second day
The country’s stock markets continued to face a downward trend for the second consecutive day of the week, with most companies witnessing a fall in share prices on both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses...
The country’s stock markets continued to face a downward trend for the second consecutive day of the week, with most companies witnessing a fall in share prices on both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses...
Stock markets were mixed Tuesday as traders awaited earnings from Wall Street titans and US trade talks, with just over a week before the deadline to avert steeper tariffs...
Stock markets diverged on Monday as investors eyed a busy earnings week and awaited fresh developments in US trade deals before an August 1 tariffs deadline...
US and European stock markets stalled or trimmed gains on Friday after a bullish week buoyed by US data and upbeat company earnings...
Leading European and Asian stock markets mostly rose Thursday, tracking more record highs on Wall Street.
Former commerce minister and standing committee member of BNP Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said that the capital market would only truly gain the trust of stakeholders when government projects begin sourcing funds directly from the stock market...
Stock markets on Sunday finished the session of the week flat amid heightened intraday volatility as investors opted to lock in short-term gains from recently appreciated stocks while taking renewed positions on selected small-cap and blue-chip scrips...
European and US stock markets retreated Friday as US President Donald Trump ramped up his trade offensive, threatening a 35-per cent levy on Canada...
Major stock markets mostly rose Tuesday after President Donald Trump extended his tariffs deadline and hinted at a further pushback, though uncertainty over US trade policy capped gains...
While the US stock market has fully recovered from a spring rout, the relentless drop in the dollar is prompting currency experts to warn of greater financial market turmoil ahead.
Both Dhaka and Chattogram stock markets began the week on Sunday with index gains and a majority of share prices rising, although Chattogram saw a drop in turnover despite the upward trend...
The country’s stock markets on Thursday witnessed the highest turnover of the month, accompanied by a notable rise in indices and gains in the majority of listed companies...
US dollar slid, while its stock markets rose Thursday as president Donald Trump lined up candidates to succeed Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell, fuelling bets of cuts to US interest rates...
Oil prices wobbled and stock markets wavered Monday as traders awaited Tehran’s response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend...
Oil prices retreated Friday while US and European stock markets gained ground as concerns over a war escalation in Iran eased.
Dhaka’s stock market slipped further on Tuesday, the third trading day of the week...
The stock markets remained in distress on Wednesday, extending the downward trend witnessed over the past several days...
Foreign investment in Bangladesh’s capital market plunged by 20 per cent in 2024, marking a sharp and prolonged retreat as investor confidence continued to erode amid deep structural flaws...
Some banks may face delisting from Bangladesh’s stock exchanges under the Bank Resolution Ordinance 2025, which empowers Bangladesh Bank with sweeping authority to restructure or dissolve financially distressed scheduled banks...
Although the week began with a downturn, trading on the country’s stock markets ended on a positive note on Sunday, with indices rising and share prices increasing for the majority of listed companies in both Dhaka and Chattogram...
Stock market investors on Saturday called for the immediate removal of the chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), accusing him of failing to manage the market effectively.
After a steep fall triggered by tensions between India and Pakistan, the stock markets in Dhaka and Chattogram bounced back strongly on Thursday, the final trading day of the week, with the majority of shares recording price gains...
A rally on global stock markets fizzled Thursday as China poured cold water on US president Donald Trump’s comments talking up the prospects of a deal to end their trade war...
Bangladesh’s capital markets are mired in an escalating crisis, marked by a mass exodus of retail investors, paralysed regulatory decision-making, and eroding confidence...
THE Trump tariff shock is going to take a bit of time to sink in, though stock markets worldwide have already sunk. Altogether, 60 countries have been slapped with at least 10 per cent tariffs; those with large trade surpluses with the US will pay a much higher rate. Trump’s public argument was two-fold: force US trade partners with the highest surpluses to lower their...
Stock markets and the dollar tumbled Thursday after president Donald Trump’s latest tariffs salvo against countries worldwide, fanning a trade war that many fear will spark recession and ramp up inflation...
Stock markets diverged Wednesday as investors fretted over what shape US president Donald Trump’s fresh wave of tariffs would take later in the day...
Stock markets fell on Friday as a closely-watched US inflation reading heated up, adding to concerns over the fallout from an incoming wave of tariffs by president Donald Trump.
Major stock markets extended losses on Friday on heightened concerns over the potential fallout from US president Donald Trump’s tariff agenda.
Dhaka stock market witnessed an increase in its indices in the past week after a decline in the previous week, as a section of optimistic investors chose to buy shares after the situation at the stock market regulatory commission stabilised.