Dhaka, Bangladesh, Nov. 26 -- Bangladesh's stocks posted a modest gain on Monday, after a single-day break, as investors showed their buying appetite on sector specific shares.

DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, went up by 5.19 points or 0.11 per cent to settle at 4,693, after losing more than 18 points in the previous day.

Many good stocks have become lucrative following the recent market correction which encouraged some investors to take position, according to the market operators.

Five large-cap stocks-Dutch-Bangla Bank, Olympic Industries, ICB, ACI and National Life Insurance- helped the DSEX rise.

However, Grameenphone (GP), which is the largest company by capital, continued to plunge hitting the overall movement ...