Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) overall index DSEX and blue-chip index DS-30 have been adjusted. As a result, several new companies are being added to the index. On the other hand, some companies are missing out. From next Sunday (July 21), newly added and dropped companies will be taken into account in the index calculation.
According to the data, 10 new companies were added to the DS-30 index, while 10 companies were removed. The participating companies are – Beximco Pharma, Pubali Bank, City Bank, Bangladesh Steel Rolling Mills, Robi, Orion Pharma, Summit Power, Power Grid, GPH Ispat and Linde Bangladesh.
At the same time, 10 companies dropped from the DS-30 index are – ADN Telecom, Bashundhara Paper, Eastern Housing, Green Delta Insurance, Intraco, Kahinoor Chemical, Marico, Sonali Paper, Trust Bank and Uttara Bank Plc.DS-30 index is adjusted every six months by DSE.
Meanwhile, 1 new company is added to the DSEX index which is adjusted every 3 months. Name of the company – Asiatic Laboratories Limited. Two companies were under observation for DSE’s SME sector ‘DSMEX’ index. But the companies were not merged as they could not fulfill certain conditions. As a result, no new company has been added to the DSMEX index this time.
Sources:- DSEPLC.
