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DSE turnover hits Tk31 ler on record Jamuna, Meghna trade

Sarwar A Chowdhury
Record trading in Jamuna Oil and Meghna Petroleum shares pushed the turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) to its second highest level at Tk 31 1 crore yesterday
A total of 34,07,900 Jamuna shares worth Tk 104.02 crore were traded on the DSE, while 19,66,800 Meghna shares valued Tk 62.16 crore changed hands.
Market insiders however said there might be some bad intentions behind the huge surge in share trading in Jamuna Oil and Meghna Petroleum.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should investigate the transactions, they
observed.
Opening with Tk 350, the Jamuna share prices rose as high as Tk399 before closing at Tk 379.50 on the premier bourse, while start ing with Tk 350, the Meghna share prices rose as high us Tk 398 before closing at Tk 342.60.
Yawer Sayeed, managing director and chief executive officer of Asset and Investment Management Services of Bangladesh, said it was surprising that just within 24 hours the transaction scenario of Jamuna and Meghna has changed dramatically.
"I am a little bit worried over the market situation," he said.
On the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), starting with Tk
361.80, the Jamuna share prices rose as high asTk 395 before ending at Tk 384.70. while opening with Tk 301.30 the Meghna share prices rose as high asTk 400 before finish-ingatTk353.50.
A total of 116,400 shares in Jamuna worth Tk 3.81 crore were traded on the port city bourse, while 55,200 shares in Meghna worthTk 1.85 crore were traded.
Despite the record transactions in the two state-run oil companies, the price indices fell yesterday with the losers dominating the gainers.
The DSE General Index fell by 11.57 points, or 0.39 percent, to close at 2951.9 points, while the DSE All Share Price Index declined by 14.16 points, or 0.56 percent, to
finish at 2490.22 points.
A total of 15,002,805 shares worth Tk 311.46 crore changed hands. Of the issues traded, 39 advanced and 193 declined with six unchanged.
The ever-highest turnover on the DSE was Tk 316.83 crore on August 21 last year.
On die Chittagong bourse, the CSE Selective Categories Index fell by 27.39 points, or 0.55 percent, to finish at 4875.98 points, while die CSE All Share Price Index decreased by 57.71 points, or 0.75 percent, to close at 7580.65 points.
A total of 2,129,720 shares worth Tk 28.96 crore changed hands. Of the issues traded, 21 advanced and 101 declined with four unchanged.