Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Stocks opened higher on Wednesday amid continued slow trading, market operators said.
In first hour of trade, the benchmark Dhaka Stock Exchange General Index, DGEN, was up 9.38 points or 0.22 percent to 4128.16.
The DSE turnover stood at BDT 257 million. So far issues traded, 107 gained, 14 declined and 17 remained unchanged.
On Tuesday, the benchmark DSE general index (DGEN) went down by 0.20 percent or 8.15 points to close at 4,118.77 points.
On the other hand, the DSE-20 has also shed 8.16 points to close at 3430.03 points.
BBN/SSR/KMS-09Jan13-11:05 am (BST)
