Heidelberg Cement Bangladesh Ltd has continued to recover from losses as it registered profit for the second quarter in a row thanks to a reduction in the cost of sales.

The prime indices of Dhaka and Chattogram bourses rose slightly in the morning session today.

United Commercial Bank PLC suffered a 43.50 per cent year-on-year decline in profit in April-June of 2023 owing to a significant decrease in the operating profit stemming from a spike in interest expenses on deposits and borrowings and operating expenditures.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), added 6 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 6,343 at 11:15 am.

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Social Islami Bank Limited made a Tk 36.92 crore profit in the second quarter of 2023, an increase of more than 3 per cent year-on-year.

British American Tobacco (BAT) Bangladesh Company Ltd today said its overall profit grew 4 per cent in the first six months of the current financial year, driven by higher sales and leaf export although it recorded a marginal decline in earnings in the second quarter.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the premier bourse in Bangladesh, lost 6 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 6,358 at 11:40 am.

Major indices of the stocks market in Bangladesh yesterday fell owing to lower investor participation, according to experts.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), slid 23 points, or 0.36 per cent, to close at 6,342.

The Ibn Sina Pharmaceutical is going to invest Tk 10 crore in its subsidiary the Ibn Sina API Industry Ltd as part of its capital investment in order to purchase capital machineries, the company said today.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the premier bourse in Bangladesh, lost 6 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 6,358 at 11:40 am.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), edged down 0.56 points to close at 6,365.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the premier bourse in Bangladesh, added 6 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 6,373 at 11:45 am.

Profit of LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd (LHBL) surged 66 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2023 riding on higher sales and prices, the multinational cement manufacturer said today.

Prime indices of the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses yesterday rose despite a fall in turnover.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gained 15 points, or 0.23 per cent, to close at 6,366.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the premier bourse in Bangladesh, added 7 points, or 0.12 per cent, to 6,328 at 11:20 am.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), slid 10 points, or 0.15 per cent, to close at 6,351.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of the premier bourse in Bangladesh, added 3 points, or 0.06 per cent, to 6,365 at 11:28 am.