Stocks open sharply higher

Dhaka stocks started trading with a positive note on Thursday, overcoming the previous session’s downward trend.

In the first 30 minutes into the trade, the benchmark DSEX index has increased over 70 points or 1.01 percent.

Other indices, the shariah-based DSES index was up by 14.52 points or 0.98 percent and the blue-chip DS30 index increased by 25.73 points or 0.98 percent.

Over Tk 129 crore worth of shares traded so far in DSE index, where SKICL, GSP Finance, Beximco, ACMEPL and Genex Infosys were the top five traded stocks.