Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Stocks opened lower on Monday, with the key index of the prime bourse dipping below the 6200-mark, as the recent dismal earnings disclosures and looming economic uncertainties eroded investors' confidence.

Following the previous day's fall, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 17.48 points or 0.28 per cent to 6,197, after the first hour of trading at 11:00 am.

Two other DSE indices saw a negative trend till then. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, lost 1.14 points to 2,179 and the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) shed 3.56 points to 1,345.

Turnover, another important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 1.41 billion after the first hour of trading.

Market insiders said, gloomy macroeconom...