Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 13 -- Bangladesh's stocks extended the losing streak for the second day in a row on Tuesday despite most of the sectors registered an upward trend.

Risk-averse investors showed their selling binge on engineering and power stocks while price appreciation of some large-cap multinational shares saved the index from big fall, according to market operators.

At the end of the session, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 8.38 points or 0.14 per cent to finish at 5,682.

Four multinational companies - British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company (BATBC), Marico, Reckitt Benckiser and Berger Paints featured in the day's top ten gainers' chart.

BATBC was the day's top gainer, posting 16 p...