Dhaka, June 16 -- Stocks extended the gaining streak for the second straight day on Thursday as bargain hunters continued their buying interest on lucrative issues.

The market opened higher in the morning and the upbeat note sustained until the end of the session with no sign of reversal, ultimately ending over 51 points higher.

DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 51.22 points or 0.80 per cent to settle above 6400-mark to 6,425.

DSEX added over 64 points in the past two days. Before that, the DSEX lost 123 points in four consecutive days.

Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, also crossed the Tk 10 billion mark and amounted to Tk 10.46 billion, which was 11 per cent higher than the previous day...