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Stocks take a spill over GP sell-off

Star Business Report
Dhaka stocks fell yesterday thanks mainly to Grameenphone as investors went for a sell-off of the shares of the leading telecom operator after the apex court ordered it to pay Tk 2,000 crore in unpaid taxes and dues.
Each share of Grameenphone fell 5.58 percent or Tk 18.4 to close the day at Tk 312. It accounted for 37 points decline of the DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), according to amarstock.com, a website specialising in stock market analysis.
On the day, the broader index gave up 18.23 points or 0.38 percent to 4,688.42.
GP's slide came after the Supreme Court ordered the largest mobile phone
operator to clear the unpaid dues to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in three months.
The commission claimed that GP owes the state more than Tk 12,580 crore in revenue sharing, taxes and late fees until 2014, but the carrier disputed the amount.
The apex court said if GP does not give the money in time, it will stay a High Court order that issued an injunction on the BTRC's move to realise the dues.
As GP is the largest company in the stock market, its slide affected the market, said a stock broker.
The stock market has been going through a bearish run for the last few months and GP's decline left a huge impact on investors' confidence. lurnover, another important indicator of the market, plunged 10.41 percent to Tk 377.19 crore.
Of the traded issues, 138 advanced, 167 declined and 33 remained unchanged.
Beacon Pharmaceuticals
dominated the turnover chart with shares worth Tk 11.67 crore changing hands, followed by National Tubes, Sonar Bangla Insurance, GP, and VFS Thread Dyeing.
National Feed Mill was the day's best performer gaining 10 percent, while Safko Spinning was the worst loser, shedding 23 percent.
Chattogram stocks also fell with the bourse's benchmark index, CSCX, losing 13.73 points, or 0.15 percent, to finish the day at 8,662.12.
Gainers beat losers as 111 securities advanced, 102 declined and 35 finished unchanged on the Chittagong Stock Exchange.
The port city bourse traded shares and mutual fund units worth Tk 13.63 crore.