Like markets all over the globe, Bangladesh’s bourse went on a tailspin just as coronavirus was putting down its roots everywhere. To stop the bloodbath, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission in March put a new floor price on all stocks. Meanwhile, foreign investors' transactions in the Dhaka bourse increased to Tk 10,387 crore, which is 7.7 per cent of the total transactions at the Dhaka Stock Exchange in the year. In 2019, foreign investors' transactions stood at Tk 7,845 crore, which was 6.9 per cent of the total transactions at the bourse that year. Beximco Pharma generated the highest turnover of Tk 5,655 crore, which accounted for 4.6 per cent of the DSE’s total turnover.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 30, 2020 18:45 UTC