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Banks drive Dhaka stocks

Star Business Report
Dhaka stocks closed higher for a third day, led by bank shares, yesterday.
The benchmark index of die Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSE General Index, rose 15.51 points, or 0.57 percent, to 2722.15 points, while the DSE All Share Price Index increased 10.62 points, 0.45 percent, to 2332.57 points.
Market experts, however, said the market had been on the rising curve in die last several days, daily turnover remained low.
Low turnover means investors are yet to snap out of depression triggered by a long slump with occasional rises, said a market analyst.
But the rise in indices shows signs of a rebound in confidence among investors, the analyst said.
The capital market regulator's series of meetings with the leading merchant banks and brokerage houses that
began on Wednesday also left a positive impact on the market.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday separately sat with the managing directors of one merchant bank and two brokerage houses -- TYust Bank, Lanka Bangla Securities and Lanka Bangla Finance.
Earlier last week, the SEC had separate meetings with the managing directors of five merchant banks and two bro kerage houses — AB Bank, Prime Bank, NCC Bank, Shahjalal Bank, Standard Bank, Union Capital and Multi Securities.
At the meetings, the SEC discussed how confidence could be built again and the liquidity be increased in the market and problems faced by merchant banks and brokerage houses be resolved.
Most securities traded up on the DSE yesterday. Of the 222 traded issues, 131
advanced, 72 declined and 19 remained unchanged. A total of 1,18,96,435 shares worth Tk 226.61 crore changed hands on the DSE.
Total market capitalisation increased to Tk 95,169.03 crore from the previous day's Tk 94,723.6 crore.
Yesterday's top ten turnover leaders were AB Bank, Keya Cosmetics, Titas Gas, I s 1 a m i Bank, B e x i m c o Pharma, Lanka Bangla Finance, Uttara Bank, Beximco Limited, BRAC Bank and ACL
Chittagong stocks also closed higher. The CSE Selective Categories Index rose 19.44 points, or 0.35 percent to 5523.33 points, while the CSE All Share Price Index increased 23.42 points, or 0.27 percent, to 8477.1 points.
A total of 27,12,761 shares worth Tk 36.21 crore changed hands on the port city bourse. Of the 136 issues traded, 72 advanced, 59 declined and five remained unchanged.