Bangladesh, March 21 -- The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) plummeted to nearly three months low Wednesday as continued selling binge amid liquidity crunch caused consternation among the investors.

DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 30.37 points or 0.54 per cent to finish at 5,600. It was the lowest level of DSEX since January 03, 2019.

The daily trade turnover on the prime bourse also came down to Tk 4.14 billion on Wednesday, hitting fresh three months low, as most of the investors were reluctant to make fresh investment in stocks.

Market analysts said institutional investors intensified their cautiousness amid liquidity crunch while small investors were not confident enough to inject fr...