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Multinational heavyweights pull up stocks

Star Business Report
Stocks returned to the black yesterday, as investors went on a buying spree to buy shares of multinational companies.
DSEX, the benchmark general index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, closed the day at 4,491.98, after gaining 13.29 points or 0.29 percent.
DSES, the shariah index of the DSE, rose 2.39 points or 0.25 percent to close at 975.96.
Investors' buying binge of large cap multinationals pulled up the market, said ID LG Investments.
Among the multinational firms, Marico Bangladesh gained 6.20 percent, Lafarge Surma Cement 3.33 percent and British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company 3.25 percent.
Investors' participation was sluggish, which kept the turnover below Tk 300 crore-mark in the last three consecutive sessions, the investment banker said.
Turnover gained 3.42 percent toTk 287 crore, compared to the previous day.
Of the 289 issues that traded on the DSE
floor, 127 advanced, 129 declined and 33 remained unchanged.
A total of 0.71 lakh trades were executed with 5.91 crore shares and mutual fund units changing hands on the Dhaka bourse.
Among the big sectors: bank increased 0.2 percent, power 0.8 percent and pharma 1.1 percent in terms of market cap.
Financial, energy and manufacturing stocks gained momentum yesterday as such stocks got corrected heavily in the last few trading sessions.
Mercantile Bank registered 45 percent growth in net profit in 2013.
Among the losing sectors, engineering and textile went down by 0.5 percent and 0.2 percent respectively.
Lafarge Surma Cement featured in the most traded stocks chart with 57.47 lakh shares worth Tk 28.33 crore changing hands followed by Padma Oil and Square Pharma.
Eastern Lubricants was the highest gainer of the day, posting a rise of 6.69 percent, while Renwick Jajneswar was the worst loser, falling by 8.62 percent.