Dhaka, June 16 -- Stocks opened higher on Thursday, maintaining the previous day's positive trend, as the bargain hunters continued their buying binge on lucrative issues.

DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 46.15 points or 0.72 per cent to reach 6,420 after the first two hours of trading at 12:00 noon.

Two other DSE indices also opened higher. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 16.40 to reach 2,318 and the Shariah Index (DSES) rose 10.70 points to stand at 1,400.

Market insiders said bargain hunters were active on major sector issues as those shares became lucrative following the recent price erosion.

Meanwhile, the Finance Minister said on Wednesday after the purchase body meeting that the ...