Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- Bangladesh's stocks broke the three-day sharp rally on Monday as risk-averse investors went for short-term profit booking on sector-specific shares.

DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, went down by 1.53 per cent or 74.44 points to settle at 4,785, after soaring 326 points in the past three consecutive sessions.

Two other indices also closed lower. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 21.84 points to finish at 1,618 and the DSE Shariah Index lost 13.31 points to close at 1,096.

Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, stood at BDT 14.08 billion on the country's premier bourse, climbing further by 4.22 per cent over previous day's mark of BDT 13.51 billion.

Losers outnumbered the g...