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Indices post record gains

Star Business Report
The main index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) yesterday jumped 92 points, the second highest single day gain, following the market regulator's clarification on margin loan offer and the government's initiative to offload more shares of multinational and state-owned companies already listed on the bourses.
Market operators said the latest two developments have resulted in the whooping rise in stockprices across the board.
The Securities and Exchange Commission at a meeting with the merchant banks on Tuesday removed all the confusion created over margin loan disbursement.
At the meeting, the SEC clarified that the merchant banks can offer the amount of loan equal to the cash deposited by the investors. Net asset
value (NAV) of securities wiU not be considered to this effect. The NAV will be applicable to offering loans against securities.
Market insiders said the merchant banks were not providing sufficient loans to the investors due to the confusion, although there was demand for loans.
But, after the clarification there was no confusion among the merchant banks to offer Ioans to the investors.
In addition, the government at a meeting on Tuesday asked the already listed multinational companies where it is a stakeholder to increase the percentage of their stocks.
The government also decided to offload 25 percent stakes in four state-owned companies including three listed firms that are trading on the bourses.
The share prices of the four
companies jumped by 10 to 18 percent yesterday. Opening with Tk 329.90 Atlas Bangladesh shares closed atTk 378.30, while beginning the day with Tk 544.50 the Eastern Cables shares closed at Tk 619.25, opening with Tk 1919.50 the National Tubes shares closed at Tk 2104.25, and starting with Tk 1690 the Usmania Glass shares closed at Tk 1855.75.
The government's decision also put an impact on other listed state-run companies with their prices going up amid a hope among the investors that the government will offload more shares of those companies.
The main index, DSE General Index yesterday went up by 92.19 points or 3.27 percent to close at 2906.8 points. The index witnessed largest single day rise on November 26 with 127 points or 4.31 percent
gain.
The DSE All Share Price Index also shot up by 70.72 points or 2.96 percent to finish at 2456.1 points.
A total of 1,05,17,432 shares worth Tk 186.64 crore changed hands. Ofthe issues traded, 185 advanced and 32 declined with eight unchanged.
Price indices on the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also went up with the gainers outnumbering the losers.
The CSE Selective Categories Index shot up by 158.96 points or 3.41 percent closing at 4808.66 points, while the CSE All Share Price Index went up by 222.5 points or 3.05 percent ending at 7508.87 points.
A total of 21,74,819 shares worth Tk 37.44 crore changed hands. Of the issues traded, 102 advanced and 12 declined with six unchanged.