LafargeHolcim shares declines despite jump in profits

Shares of LafargeHolcim Bangladesh fell 2.85 per cent on the Dhaka Stock Exchange yesterday as the company posted  a decline in sales in 2020 because of the Covid-19 outbreak. The cement producer's sales fell 9 per cent year-on-year to Tk 1,622 crore last year, according to the company's data. However, the company's profit made a 36 per cent year-on-year jump, for which the