Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Stocks closed lower on Wednesday as investors continued to secure quick profits.

The easing of adversities on the macroeconomic front, along with the central bank's decision to keep policy rates unchanged at 10 per cent for the second half of the current fiscal year, boosted investor confidence to some extent.

Besides, declining Treasury yields and bank interest rates spurred bargain hunters to take positions in lucrative shares amid expectations for a reversal from the market's prolonged bearish sentiment.

Analysts believe the Bangladesh Bank's (BB) decision to keep its policy rate unchanged amid falling inflation and treasury yields is a positive signal for the equity market outlook.

The prime index of the Dhaka St...