Bangladesh’s stock market has been going through ups and downs thanks to an ongoing “psychological game’’ between profit takers and optimistic investors.

The stock market fell today just after passing a day in the black due to the profit-booking tendency among investors.

Stock markets mostly dropped Friday, as traders closed out a largely positive week for global equities by booking profits on renewed concerns over troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande.

Stock investors in Bangladesh are being cautious about pouring their money into the market as its prime index is hovering at a record high.

The Dhaka stocks returned to gains today although shares of many companies experienced a fall in their prices.

The Dhaka stock index dropped yesterday just after touching its highest-ever levels in the preceding two days.

The stock market regulator’s initiatives such as roadshows in various countries to bring in investments appear to have produced no significant positive outcome as foreign investors reduced their stakes in the listed companies to book profits.

The stock market index dropped today just after touching a record high a day earlier.

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange rose for the second consecutive day yesterday thanks to the investors’ sustained optimism and a cut in the interest rate on savings certificates and wage-earners development bonds.

The stock market continued rising again for the second consecutive day with the prime index of the Dhaka bourse hitting its highest ever points level today.

The Dhaka bourse yesterday witnessed the lowest turnover in the past 18 days despite its index having bounced back.

Turnover at the Dhaka bourse hit an 18-day low today although its index bounced back adding 14 points.

The mutual fund sector dropped by more than 4 per cent yesterday due to price adjustments after declaring higher dividends.

The stock market fell today after two days of its run in the gain thanks to the profit booking tendency in the large capital-based companies.

The stock market’s recent growth spurt slowed last week as the tension between the central bank and the stock market regulator over some policy issues has rattled investors.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has decided to transfer or delist listed stocks from over the counter (OTC) market from Sunday.

The stock market came back to its rising trend as investors preferred buying more shares of well-performing companies today.

The stock market yesterday bounced back from a single-day fall caused by Bangladesh Bank’s ongoing stand-off with the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

Thirty-one Facebook pages have been deactivated for their alleged involvement in spreading rumours on the stock market, according to a disclosure made by Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).

Thirty-one Facebook pages have been deactivated for their alleged involvement in spreading rumours about the stock market, said the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).