Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 9 -- Bangladesh's stocks plummeted on Sunday, stretching the losing streak to the third session as investors remained cautious amid global forecast about the consequences of escalating coronavirus outbreak on the world economy including Bangladesh.

DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, plunged by 2.21 per cent, or 97.10 points, to close at 4,287.38 points on the day. The DSEX lost 178.68 points in the last three sessions and the index shed 470 points in the last 11 sessions with just two positive sessions.

The DSEX started losing from the very beginning of Sunday and descended more firmly to end the session deep into the negative trajectory as investors remained worried about the consequences of globa...