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Stocks shake off losses

Star Business Report
Dhaka stocks returned to the black yesterday, breaking from the previous day's drop, with the key index reaching Ils highest in eight months
Shares in the banking sector and pharmaceutical companies drove the premier bourse, which also recorded the second highest single day turnover atTk 792.34 crore.
DSE General Index (DGEN), the benchmark index of Dhaka Slock Exchange, rose by 21.81 points, or 0.76 percent, to 2,871 19. The DGEN closed at 2881.7 points on October 10 last year.
The DSE All Share Price Index also increased by 17.37 points, or 0.72 per cent. to2,403.96.
Banks had another good day. "But a few of them lost mainly due to profit taking." Equity Partners Limited (EPL), an investment firm, said in its daily market analysis.
Among tlie gainers in the banking sector, many of them rose by more than 5 pen ent.
"The market seems to be leaning away from the fuel ami power to banks." the EPL analysis said.
In the fuel and power sector, Powergrid lost by 1.3 percent, Desco by 1.5 percent and Summit Power by 1.5 percent. litas Gas however increased by 0.2 percent.
Tlie EPL said the recent upward trend in pharmaceutic als is most likely because of the anticipated proximity of Square Pharma's dividend declaration date
Square Pharma gained by 3.3 percent and Renata by 0 1 percent, while Beximco Pharma lost by 0.5 percent, AC1 by 1.2 percent, ACI formulations by 1.9 percent and GlaxoSmithKline by 1.9 percent.
The losers however beat the advancers 107 to 110. Five securities remained unchanged. A total of 3,61,96,834 traded on the prime bourse.
Beximco topped the turnover lead- ers, with 25,61,500 shares worth Ik 74.40 crore being traded, followed by litas Gas, AB Bank, Bextcx, Beximco Pharma, Summit Power. Premier Bank, Square Pharma, BRAC Bank and LankaBangla Finance.
Chittagong stocks also posted a gain yesterday The CSB Selective (Categories Index rose by 51.35 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 6,418.81. The CSE Al) Share Price Index increased by 76.96 points, or 0.78 percent, to 9,942.35.
A total of 77,64,292 shares worth Ik 123.47 crore changed hands on the Chittagong Stock Exchange. Of the traded issues, 68 advanced, 94 declined and two remained unchanged
AB Bank topped the turnover leaders on the port city bourse with 1,36,555 shares worth Tk 12.89 crore being traded. T he other turnover leaders were BD Online, Beximco, Bextcx, Beximco Pharma, Square Pharma, Titas Gas, Social Islam! Bank, Standard Bank and First Security Islami Bank.