Insurance leads stocks' gain | The Daily Star
Insurance leads stocks’ gain Star Business Report Star Business Report Insurance stocks led the capital market yesterday thanks to a regulatory order to abide by rules, including maintaining the minimum paid-up capital requirement. The DSEX, the Dhaka Stock Exchange's (DSE) benchmark index, rose 19 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 5,820 yesterday. Among the listed 49 insurance stocks, 46 advanced and the rest remained unchanged. The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) issued an order on January 17 asking all insurance companies to raise sponsor shareholdings to 60 per cent ...