News Clippings

19 December 2019

Contents

Section 1 : Bangla News, Page-02

Section 2 : English News, Page-34

Section 3 : Foreign News, Page-50

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Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited

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Daily Prothom Alo 19 December 2019

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Daily Prothom Alo 19 December 2019

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Daily Bonik Barta 19 December 2019

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Daily Bonik Barta 19 December 2019

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Daily Bonik Barta 19 December 2019

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Daily Samakal 19 December 2019

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Daily Samakal 19 December 2019

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Daily Nayadiganta 19 December 2019

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Daily Nayadiganta 19 December 2019

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Daily Jugantor 19 December 2019

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Daily Jugantor 19 December 2019

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Daily Janakantha 19 December 2019

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Daily Janakantha

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Daily Kaler Kantha 19 December 2019

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Daily Ittefaq 19 December 2019

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Daily Share Biz 19 December 2019

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Daily Amader Shomoy 19 December 2019

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Daily Jai Jai Din 19 December 2019

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Daily Jai Jai Din 19 December 2019

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Daily Manob Kantha 19 December 2019

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Daily Sangbad 19 December 2019

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Daily Bhorer Kagaj 19 December 2019

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Daily Bhorer Kagaj 19 December 2019

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Daily Bhorer Kagaj 19 December 2019

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Alokito Bangladesh 19 December 2019

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Alokito Bangladesh 19 December 2019

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Bangladesh Protidin 19 December 2019

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Bangladesher Khabor 19 December 2019

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Desh Rupantor 19 December 2019

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Desh Rupantor 19 December 2019

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Section 2 :

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The Financial Express 19 December 2019

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The Financial Express

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The Financial Express 19 December 2019

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The Financial Express 19 December 2019

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The Financial Express 19 December 2019

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Daily New Age 19 December 2019

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Daily New Age 19 December 2019

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The Daily Sun

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Daily Observer

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Daily Independent

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Daily Independent

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Dhaka Tribune

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DSE turnover tumbles to six-month low

Niaz Mahmud

Turnover on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) stood at Tk254 crore, slumping further by about

10% over previous day’s mark of Tk281 crore

The daily trade volume on the country's prime bourse yesterday dip to a six-month low as the

investors preferred sidelines to observe the stock market.

Turnover on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) stood at Tk254 crore, slumping further by about

10% over previous day’s mark of Tk281 crore.

It was the lowest single-day transaction since May 14 this year, when the turnover totalled a

record Tk 251 crore.

Meanwhile, the key index of Dhaka bourse, DSEX, ended flat yesterday after a big loss in the

previous sessions as investors showed some positivity following the news of finance

ministry's approval of requested fund for the investments in listed securities.

Yesterday’s session started with a sharp fall in index due to intense sell pressure from the

investors. However, it bounced back in the last two hours as investors showed some interest

to engage in buying sector specific stocks following the positive news.

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DSEX closed at 4,417.9 points yesterday after losing 0.04% during the session. Meanwhile,

the port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also slipped into red. The CASPI, the

main index of CSE, yesterday lost 0.01% to close at 13,440.4 points.

DSE Shariah-based index DSES declined 0.84% to end at 986.5 points, while blue-chip

index, DS30, went down by 0.64% to close at 1,498.7 points.

Market analysts and insiders said that the investors had been suffering from a lack of

confidence for long while disappointing data on major macroeconomic indicators were

dampening investors’ confidence badly.

Concerns over negative export growth, soaring non-performing loans (NPLs) and decreasing

private sector credit exacerbated the ongoing confidence crisis among retail, institutional and

foreign investors alike, they also said.

UCB Capital Management Ltd in its daily market commentary said that a group of investors

were still having bearish outlook while others were viewing market as cheap. Investors’

activities were mostly concentrated on General Insurance and Pharmaceutical Sector. General

insurance advanced by 2.06% while pharmaceutical was down by 1.76%. Meanwhile,

Telecommunication sector continued to take toll of ongoing dispute with the regulator.

EBL Securities in its daily market commentary said investors participation took a hit because

of morbid last session as total turnover was 10% less than previous session. The general

insurance sector led the sector-wise turnover board.

Square Pharmaceuticals secured the leadership position on the top turnover chart with a

turnover of Tk9.4 crore with its share price closing at Tk182.4 per share.

The stock was followed by Beacon Pharmaceuticals with Tk8.7 crore, Bangladesh National

Insurance with Tk8.2 crore, Ring Shine Textiles with Tk8.2 crore and Standard Ceramic

Industries Ltd with Tk7.4 crore.

Al-Haj Textile Mills secured the highest gain of 9.6% during the session. The stock was

followed by Saiham Cotton Mills with 8.6%, Bangladesh National Insurance Company with

8%, Golden Harvest Agro Industries with 7.9% and Central Pharmaceuticals Ltd with 7.8%.

Shepherd Industries Ltd turned out the worst loser with its price declining by 5.9%. The stock

was followed by Jute Spinners with 5.8%, Ambee Pharmaceuticals with 5.7%, Monno Jute

Stafflers with 4.6% and Square Textile Ltd with 4.1%.

Among the traded issues 203 gained, 94 declined and 56 remained unchanged during the

session in Dhaka Stock Exchange while 119 gained, 77 declined and 34 remained unchanged

in Chittagong Stock Exchange.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange currently has a market capitalization of Tk337,369 crore with the

benchmark index, DSEX, down by 17.97% since the beginning of this year.

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Daily Bonik Barta 19 December 2019

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Daily Bonik Barta 19 December 2019

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The Daily Sun

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Daily Observer

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