Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Stocks opened with a positive trend on Tuesday, with the key index crossing the 5,200 mark in early trading as opportunistic investors continued taking positions in sector-specific scrips in anticipation of quick gains.

The market recovery was largely supported by fundamentally strong stocks, driven by favourable quarterly earnings disclosures from some companies.

Better-than-expected earnings disclosures from sector-specific stocks, along with a market-supportive monetary policy statement, have somewhat invigorated the market from its weakened momentum, said a stockbroker.

As a result, buyers remained on the dominant side, as opportunistic investors sought oversold stocks, which they deemed lucrative at the prevailin...