Dhaka stocks ended the Monday's session with a moderate fall amid the mixed performance of major sectors.
The market started the session with a positive note and continued for around first ten minutes.
Shortly afterwards, the market started to decline and the prices of 51 per cent companies declined within next two yours.
Most of the multinational companies also lost prices on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).
The benchmark index DSEX shed 0.43 per cent or 19 points to close at 4560 points.
The DSE Shariah index DSES also went down by 0.18 per cent to close at 1109 points, whereas the DS30 index declined 0.31 per cent or 5.96 points to close at 1741 points.
Among 323 issues traded, 86 advanced, 185 declined and remaining 52 were unchanged.
At the end of the day's session, the turnover stood at above Tk 3.40 billion which was 6.91 per cent higher than the value observed in previous session.
Among the major sectors, Fuel & Power advanced 0.69 per cent and Telecommunication closed flat with a rise 0.06 per cent.
On the other hand, Food and Allied declined 1.56 per cent, NBFIs 1.33 per cent, Banks 0.16 per cent and Engineering 0.09 per cent.
Among the multinational companies, which declined Monday, BATBC lost 3.02 per cent to Tk 2980, Berger Paints Bangladesh 0.86 per cent to 1930, Reckitt Benkiser (Bangladesh) 0.93 per cent to Tk 1612, Marico Bangladesh 2.30 per cent to Tk 1350 and Bata Shoe 1.26 per cent to Tk 1300.
Beximco Pharma topped the chart of most traded stock with a value of Tk 213 million followed by Olympic Industries Tk 113 million, ITC Tk 109 million and City Bank Tk 90 million.
Kohinnor Chemicals was the day's number one gainer with a rise of 8.74 per cent or Tk 31.6 to close at Tk 393.20.
The list of top ten gainers also included Libra Infusions, National Tea Company, Monno Jute Stafflers, Stylecraft Limited and Gemini Sea Food.  
On the other hand, ITC was the worst loser with a fall of 9.98 per cent to close at Tk 55.
On the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), the benchmark index CASPI shed 34 points to close at 14061 points.
The turnover stood at Tk 205.08 million at end of the session.
Among 252 issues traded, 78 advanced, 144 declined and 30 were unchanged on the port city bourse.
The Board of Directors of Grameenphone has recommended 60 per cent final cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2016.
The company earlier recommended and paid 80 per cent interim cash dividend.
"A total of 140 cash dividend for the year 2015 represents 96 per cent of profit after tax for the year 2015 inclusive of 80 per cent interim cash dividend," Grameenphone said.
The company's annual general meeting will be held on April 19, 2016.
Grameenphone also reported EPS (earning per share) of Tk. 14.59, net asset value (NAV) per share of Tk. 22.68 and NOCFPS (net operating cash flow per share) of Tk. 28.73 for the year ended on December 31, 2015 as against Tk. 14.67, Tk. 23.23 and Tk. 23.15 respectively for the year ended on December 31, 2014.
According to the DSE, Khulna Printing and Packaging Limited (KPPL) will be placed in 'Z' category from the existing 'A' category with effect from February 09, 2016 for not complying with the listing regulation.
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Source: The Financial Express