Dhaka, July 26 -- Stocks witnessed a sharp rise in the early trading on Tuesday as the bargain hunters, including the institutional investors became active and put money on lucrative issues after the recent price erosion.

After the first hour of trading, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 82.10 points or 1.34 per cent to stand at 6,164 at 11:00 am.

Two other DSE indices saw an upward trend till then. The DS30 index, which consists of the blue-chip companies, rose 28.66 points to 2,206 while the DSES index, which represents Shariah-based companies, jumped 15.36 points to 1,347.

Turnover, another important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 2.66 billion after the first hour of trading at 11:00 am.

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