Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 22 -- Bangladesh's stocks slipped into the red on Wednesday, snapping a four-day gaining streak, as investors booked some profits on sector-wise shares.

Some investors preferred booking profit on stocks that saw substantial gain in the recent upsurge, taking the market in the flat zone, according to market operators.

The market opened on upward trend and the key index of the major bourse rose about 17 points within first 15 minutes of trading. But profit booking sale pressure in the later part of the session led the prime index to close in the red.

DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), settled at 5,223, shedding 4.08 points over the previous day.

Two other indices also finished slightly lower...