Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Dhaka stocks on Sunday opened with positive mode, market operators said.

The benchmark Dhaka Stock General Exchange Index (DGEN) increased by 20.00 points or 0.32 percent and stood at 6232.86 till filing of the reports at about 11:45 am (local time).

A total of 223 issues were traded during the period on the day. Of them 122 advanced, 89 declined while 12 remained unchanged.

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