Dhaka, June 23 -- Stocks ended marginally higher for the second straight session on Thursday as late hours selling pressure wiped out most of the early gains.

The market started on an upbeat note and the key index soared 52 points within the first 15 minutes of trading, but the rest of the session went down steadily, ultimately ending with over 9.0 points gain.

DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 9.85 points to settle at 6,327.

DSEX recovered only 16 points in the past two straight sessions. Before that, the index lost over 114 points on three consecutive days.

Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, dropped further and amounted to Tk 6.83 billion, which was 1.58 per cent lower than the previous ...