Dhaka, May 20 -- Stocks opened on a positive note on Tuesday, rebounding from the previous day's five-year low, as bargain hunters went on buying lucrative shares.

Following Monday's downturn, investor sentiment showed signs of improvement amid growing expectations of a market recovery, spurred by an upcoming meeting with the finance adviser and the chairman of the securities regulator.

DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose by over 13 points or 0.28 per cent to 4,789 after the first hour of trading at 11:00 am, when this report was filed.

Market analysts said the lucrative price level of fundamentally sound stocks attracted bargain hunters, taking the market into the green zone after hitting a fresh five-yea...