Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 2 -- Bangladesh's stocks edged higher for the two consecutive weeks that ended on Thursday as institutional investors continued to invest their funds.

Week-on-week, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 36.48 points or 0.71 per cent to settle the week at 5,169.

Institutional investors continued to support the market while small investors were busy with rebalancing portfolio based on earnings results as most of the companies disclosed their quarterly earnings, according to the market operators.

They also said most of the investors kept on taking fresh position in June-closing stocks to rebalance their portfolio in this current lucrative price level.

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