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Political impasse sours market mood

Star Business Report
Stocks ended flat last week as investors adopted a go-slow approach due to the ongoing political impasse.
DSEX, the benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, closed the week at 4,299.58 points, after surging 22.19 points or 0.52 percent.
There was a thin presence of investors in brokerage firms throughout the week because of the week-long blockade enforced by the BNP-led alliance. The brokerage officials, however, received buy and sale orders over the phone.
"The second week of December closed almost flat amid a gloomy political outlook," IDLC Investments said in its weekly market commentary'.
"The week started with investors optimistic about the possibility of a peaceful political outcome from dialogues, in spite of another spell of countrywide blockade."
The week was positive for small cap firms, which posted a gain of 3.18 percent, while the performance of large cap firms was negative, the investment bank said.
"In the last five trading days, the market was hovering around the same points and trying to find a direction," said LankaBangla Securities in its weekly market analysis.
"Turnover activity is handsome," it added.
The daily average turnover advanced 49.22 percent from the previous week to Tk 639 crore.
Political updates will determine the market direction, the stockbroker added.
The textiles sector dominated the week's top turnover chart, accounting for 27 percent of the week's total turnover.
Gainers took a modest lead over losers as 190 advanced, 93 declined and 12 remained unchanged of the 295 issues traded on the Dhaka bourse.
All major sectors posted losses: telecoms 2.09 percent, power 1.63 percent, banks 0.76 percent and pharmaceuticals 0.02 percent. Non-bank financial institutions lost 3.96 percent.
Generation Next Eashion saw the highest liquidity flow, with 4.57 crore shares worth Tk 161 crore changing hands.
Beach Hatchery was the week's top gainer, postinga riseof37.21 percent, while Libra Infusion was the worst loser, slumping 13.95 percent.