The stock market has declined 38 percent in real value over the past 16 years, largely due to negative returns and poor management practices. While some companies showed growth, widespread mismanagement limited overall income generation.

Stocks soared yesterday as investors cheered the substantial cut in capital gains tax by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to encourage big local and foreign investors.

After a long time, foreign investors are showing renewed interest in buying shares of listed companies in Bangladesh as they hope good governance will return to the local stock market following the recent political changeover.

Stocks in Bangladesh mostly bounced back yesterday after falling the day before as investors made fresh bets on lucrative scrips in anticipation of the earnings disclosures of listed corporates for the July-September period this year..Investors expressed optimism about the return of good g

The share market in Bangladesh ended the week with a mixed performance as the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) extended its gaining streak while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed a downward trend yesterday..However, investors and industry people voiced optimism about the return of go

Share market indexes in Bangladesh maintained their upward trend for a second consecutive day yesterday as investors put fresh bets on lucrative issues amidst price fluctuations.

Share prices of most companies with directors connected to the immediate past Awami League government saw a big drop in the past month after the fall of Sheikh Hasina, though the market was in a rising trend during the period.

The net foreign portfolio investment in Bangladesh continued to fall in the July-March period of fiscal year 2023-24 due to the negative economic outlook, repeated devaluation of the local currency against the US dollar, and policy instability.

The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange plunged by 1,000 points in a span of three months as investors keep selling their holdings, fearing further deterioration of economic indicators.

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell for the sixth consecutive day yesterday thanks mainly to the price erosion of several large-cap scrips.

Stock investors in Bangladesh are leaving the share market as they are losing their hard-earned money because of the persisting fall of the indices driven by the prolonged economic crisis, the worsening health of the banking industry, and rising interest and exchange rates.

Investors who owned the issues of good companies that provided at least 50 percent dividend in their last financial year incurred losses in the first four months of 2024. On the other hand, people who bet on low-performing companies, which declared less than 15 percent dividends, saw their portfolio inflate.

Five listed companies that have an accumulated loss of at least Tk 500 crore each saw their share price rise sharply in the past three months, whereas the stocks of the top profit-makers fell.  

Asian markets continue their downward trend, with Japan failing more than 7% in two days.

China cuts its one-year benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.35%.

Investors were focused on Japan as the country's benchmark Nikkei 225 index traded above 20,000 for the first time since 2000.