Stocks open lower

Dhaka stocks started trading with a negative note on Thursday, in line with the previous session’s downward trend.

In the first 30 minutes into the trade, the benchmark DSEX index has decreased over 27 points or 0.39 percent.

Other indices, the Shariah-based DSES index was down by 5.83 points or 0.40 percent and the blue-chip DS30 index decreased by 11.34 points or 0.43 percent.

Over Tk 109 crore worth of shares traded so far in the DSE index, where PTL, One Bank, IFIC Bank, Beximco, and FSIBL were the top five traded stocks.