DS30 constructed with 30 leading companies which can be said as investable Index of the

Exchange. “DS30” reflects around 51% of the total equity market capitalization.

Market Capitalization

DS30 - Eligible stocks must have a float-adjusted market capitalization above 500 million BDT as
of the rebalancing reference date.

Float-Adjustment: A stock’s weight in an index is determined by its float-adjusted market

capitalization.

Liquidity

DS30- Stocks must have a minimum three-month average daily value traded (ADVT) of 5 million
BDT as of the rebalancing reference date. Liquidity criteria can be reduced to 3 million BDT in
certain circumstance to ensure there are enough constituents in the index. At each semi-annual
rebalancing, if a current index constituent falls below 5 million BDT but is no less than 3 million
BDT then the stock remains in the index provided it also meets the other eligibility criteria.

Financial Viability

DS30 - Stocks must be profitable as measured by positive net income over the latest 12-month
period, as of the rebalancing reference date. The figure is calculated by adding the latest four
quarters of net income reported for the company.

Sector Classification

The number of constituents in Banks, Financial Institutions, Insurance sector, Real Estate Sub-
sector of Service & Real Estate sector, Pharmaceuticals and Fuel & Power is capped at 5 each and
20 combined for the DSE Bangladesh 30 Index.

Base Date

The base dates of the DSE 30 Index (DS30) and The DSE Broad Index (DSEX) are January 17,
2008.

Base Value

DSE 30 Index (DS30): The base value is 1000 for DS30 Index.
June 23, 2009 NEWS

DSE-20 was introduced by the premier bourse as a benchmark for financially sound companies,
but lost its standing among the market operators and investors alike since it has not been updated
since its introduction in January 2001.

The DSE-20 index comprises ACI, AMCL (Pran), Apex Tannery, Bata Shoe, BATBC, BD Lamps,
BOC, Beximco Pharma, Dhaka Bank, GQ Ball Pen, Islami Bank, Meghna Cement, Monno
Ceramics, NBL, Prime Bank, Singer BD, Southeast Bank, Square Textile, Square Pharma and
Uttara Finance.

The selection of the blue chip companies would be based on several criteria, such as their
contribution to

1. market capitalization,
2. paid-up capital,
3. earnings per share,
4. net asset value,
5. reserve,
6. dividend yield and
7. corporate governance.
8. (18th September,2012) A firm will have to post at least 30 percent dividends to be listed
in P-category and hold the annual general meeting within four months from the year-end,
he said.
Besides, the companies' financial statements will also have to be in line with international
accounting standards and follow the corporate governance guidelines of the SEC.

January 21, 2018.

After semi-annual re-balancing of DSE 30 Index (DS30), as per criteria set by S&P Dow Jones
Indices, three new companies -- Eastern Bank, Meghna Petroleum and Singer Bangladesh will be
included in the DS30.

Conversely, three existing constituents of DS30, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company, Pubali
Bank and Jamuna Oil Company failed to retain their memberships as eligible constituents of DS30.
Reference
1. https://bdnews24.com/business/2009/06/23/dse-30-blue-chip-index-planned
2. https://www.dsebd.org/pdf/DSEX%20&%20DS30.pdf
3.