Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Stocks opened lower on Monday, after four-day rising trend, as the cautious investors booked some profits on quick-gaining shares.

Following the previous day's rise, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 16.27 points or 0.25 per cent to 6,399, after the first hour of trading at 10:30 am.

Two other DSE indices saw a positive trend till then. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 9.33 points to 2,249 and the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) dropped 1.88 points to 1,403.

Turnover, another important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 4.68 billion after the first hour of trading at 10:30 am.

Most of the traded issues remained unchanged due to the 'floor price' restriction. Of the issues trad...