Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 19 -- Bangladesh's stocks rebounded strongly on Wednesday as investors went on a buying spree on large-cap issues riding on a number of regulatory bold steps to restore discipline in the market.

The market opened on a flying note and the key index soared more than 124 points within the first hour of trading. But late hours profit-taking sell-offs eroded some early gains.

At the end of the session, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), settled at 4,790, gaining 70.57 points or 1.49 per cent, after losing 139 points in the past two sessions.

Two other indices also ended higher. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, rose 35.48 points to finish at 1,644 and the DSE Shariah Index advanced 13.47 po...