Twenty six out of 29 companies listed in the Dhaka Stock Exchange yesterday reported half-yearly profit.
During the July-December period of last year, 18 of them did better than the same period of 2012, according to the reports based on unaudited financial statements.
The remaining 8 companies showed profits during the period, but poor than the same period of previous year.
Imam Button, Dulamia Cotton and Jute Spinners reported losses.
Several mutual funds also announced their respective half-yearly results yesterday.
Three-fourths of the companies those reported profits belong to “A” category.
Small investors welcomed the better performance by the listed companies, despite the adverse impact on the economy due to the political unrest.
Brokers said the disclosures helped the market register highest trade value of the week yesterday.
The companies made up 165.3 crore or over 19% of the total value traded at Dhaka Stock Exchange on the last trading session of the week. “Preference to sector-wise and scrip-wise movement backed by earnings disclosures and expectations led rebalancing their portfolio. As a result, DSEX ended flat,” said IDLC Investment.