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Large cap firms pull stocks up

Star Business Report
Stocks broke a two-day losing streak and returned to the black yesterday, as investors went on a buying spree of large cap stocks amid the continued political turmoil.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, edged up 20.99 points or 0.44 percent to close at 4,763.22. DSES, the shariah index of DSE, rose 4.12 points or 0.36 percent to close at 1,130.91.
The market responded positively to the earnings growth despite a gloomy outlook, commented IDLC Investments.
Political instability kept long-term investors concerned, and turnover remained muted throughout the session, the investment bank said.
Few large-cap stocks pushed up the market amid corporate declarations, LankaBangla Securities said.
A number of companies showed mixed performance as traders continued to keep a close eye on the political situation, the stockbroker said. Turnover, the most important indicator of the market, declined 13.6 percent to Tk 296 crore, compared to the previous day.
The gainers took a modest lead over the losers as of the 305 issues traded, 147 declined, 109 advanced and 49 remained unchanged on the DSE.
Total 0.82 lakh trades were executed with 6.24 crore shares and mutual fund units changing hands on the Dhaka bourse.
Among the sectors, food gained the most with a 3.9 percent rise in market cap, followed by pharma 1.1 percent and engineering 0.9 percent. The heavyweight telecom sector lost 0.4 percent.
In the financial sector, banks rose 0.1 percent.
Eastern Bank yesterday announced 20 percent cash dividend for the year ended on December 31 last year, according to the DSE website. During the period, the bank's earnings per stood atTk 3.50 and net asset value atTk 33.11.
For the same year, Mutual Trust Bank also recommended 20 percent stock dividend, which is yet to get board approval. The bank's earnings per share stood at Tk 3.12.
Shahjibazar Power Company was the most traded stock with 7.14 lakh shares worth Tk 13.09 crore changing hands, followed by IDLC Finance, United Commercial Bank, ACI, Lafarge Surma Cement, MJL Bangladesh, Summit Alliance Port, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company, and Square Pharma.
National Tubes was the day's top gainer, posting a rise of 9.96 percent, while Dulamia Cotton was the worst loser, shedding by 5.75 percent.
Chittagong Stock Exchange also closed marginally higher with its selective categories index-CSCX-gaining 36.40 points, to close at 8,854.42.
On the CSE floor, 107 securities advanced, 81 declined and 44 remained unchanged on the port city bourse that traded 58.20 lakh shares and mutual fund units worth Tk 23.14 crore in turnover.