Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Stocks opened with a positive trend on Thursday, as opportunistic investors continued taking positions in sector-specific scrips in anticipation of quick gains.

The market recovery was largely supported by fundamentally strong stocks, driven by favorable quarterly earnings disclosures from some of the companies.

Better-than-expected earnings disclosures from sector-specific stocks, along with a market-supportive monetary policy statement, have somewhat invigorated the market from its weakened momentum, said a stockbroker.

As a result, buyers remained on the dominant side as opportunistic investors sought oversold stocks, which they deemed lucrative at the prevailing price levels.

Following the previous day's marginal...