Bangladesh, Oct. 13 -- The country's capital market reflects not only the performance of listed companies but also the broader health of the economy and financial system.

International developments, remittance flows, oil prices, banking-sector vulnerabilities and the cost of borrowing are all interconnected and have a combined impact on the market, said Masud Khan, chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), at a seminar jointly organised by the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh (DBA) on Monday.

"We must therefore look beyond daily market movements and examine the underlying economic fundamentals," he added while speaking at the closing programme of World Investor Week 20...