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Stocks pass second week in the black

Star Business Report
Stocks continued the gaining streak for the second week depending on the presence of institutional investors and soothing money market.
DGEN, the benchmark general index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, finished the week at 4,286.97 points, after surging2.84 percent or 118.43 points.
“The market vibrated mainly by the active participation of institutional investors as the money market has eased up in recent times, which is evidential in the singledigit call money rate,” said IDLC Investments in its weekly market analysis.
Several steps taken by the government to avail the World Bank's fund for the Padma Bridge project along with continuous declaration of various financial institutions to increase their investment in the capital market also encouraged
investors to make fresh investments, the stockbroker said.
Besides, expectations of good half-yearly earnings by the fundamentally sound stocks further improved the market sentiment, it said.
“The proposed monetary policy boosted the investors' sentiment considerably,” said LankaBangla Securities in its market research.
Fresh investments from institutional investors in the market were apparent during the whole week, as the turnovers increased sharply despite the declining trading hour due to Ramadan, it said.
Grameenphone and Linde Bangladesh declared 90 percent and 200 percent interim cash dividends respectively, while Square Pharma declared 25 percent cash and 40 percent stock dividends last week, according to the data of the Dhaka bourse.
Daily average turnover rose 34.88 percent to Tk 234 crore, compared to the previous week. Out of 282 issues traded, 216 advanced, 57 declined and nine remained unchanged in the week.
A total of 3.61 lakh trades were executed last week with 5.07 crore shares and mutual fund units changed hands on the premier bourse.
Textile sector gained 5.93 percent, followed by non]life insurance 5.60 percent, engineering 5.32 percent, power 4.93 percent, telecom 3.63 percent and pharma 3.27 percent.
Grameenphone was the most traded stock of the week, owing to its transactions of 38.43 lakh shares worth Tk 78.64 crore, followed by Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company and GPH Ispat.
Aamra Technologies featured in the top gainers chat with a 24.87 percent rise, while Beximco, slumping by 12.76 percent, was the worst loser.