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Share prices tumble

Small investors take to street

Star Business Report
Panic gripped small investors yesterday as nearly all shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slumped.
Before the closing of the market, a group of small investors took to the streets to stage protest against any further intervention in the market by the stock market regulator or stock exchange authority.
Of die 231 issues traded, 204 declined and only 20 advanced, while seven remained unchanged.
The investors panicked in response to a steep fall in almost all share prices, according to market insiders.
Last week, the DSE suspended trading of overpriced shares of some companies. DSE suspended trading of shares of four companies on June 15, while on June 17 and 18 the DSE halted trading of shares of eight and four companies, respectively.
They said the market should run independently, without any government intervention. It is not the regulators' job to interfere in the normal operations of the market, they added.
However, the DSE authority urged the small investors not to be panicked when some of the
protesters met with DSE Chief Executive Officer Salahuddin Ahmed Khan.
He also advised them to invest on any company on the basis of its fundamentals.
Yesterday's share price slump resulted in a turnover of Tk 183 crore, the lowest turnover since March of this year. On March 2, the turnover on theDSEstoodatTk 183 crore.
The indices also went down with the DSE General Index falling by 55.65 points, or 1.83 percent, to 2985.04 points and the DSE All Share Price Index dropping by 44.82 points, or 1.73 percent, to 2535.43 points.
A total of 1,26,44,670 shares were traded on the premier bourse.
Like DSE, Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also tumbled yesterday with the losers outnumbering the gainers.
The CSE Selective Categories Index went down by 98.38 points, or 1.66 percent, to 5815.39 points, while the CSE All Share Price Index went up by 141.07 points, or 1.54 percent, to 8997.79 points.
A total of 25,84,232 shares, worth Tk 28.81 crore, changed hands on the port city bourse. Of the issues traded, 82 advanced and 47 declined with three unchanged.