Dhaka, July 27 -- Stocks slumped at the opening on Wednesday as the jittery investors went on a sell-off again amid growing tension over macroeconomic cues.

DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 25.99 points or 0.42 per cent to stand at 6,086, after the first hour of trading at 11:00 am.

Two other DSE indices saw a downturn till then. The DS30 index, which consists of the blue-chip companies, fell 14 points to 2,176 while the DSES index, which represents Shariah-based companies, dropped 5.37 points to 1,328.

Turnover, another important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 2.10 billion after the first hour of trading.

Market insiders said the panic-stricken investors kept their sell-off as they apprehend...