Baraka, SBAC Bank added to DSEX

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has added two newly listed companies to its broad index DSEX as they met all the criteria for the inclusion to the index.

The newly listed companies are Baraka Patenga Power Limited (BPPL) and South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank Limited (SBAC).

The DSE selected the companies after reviewing the performance of the firms for July-September, 2021 quarter reports in line with the index methodology designed by S&P Dow Jones Indices.

The index change will take effect from October 24, said the DSE in a statement on Thursday.

With inclusion of the companies, the DSEX will have 343 listed companies, accounting for 95 per cent of the prime bourse’s total market capitalisation.