Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Stocks witnessed a slow trend on Sunday, the opening day of the week, as investors were active on both sides of the trading fence amid the ongoing quarterly earnings disclosures.

Following the previous week's upturn, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 3.94 points or 0.05 per cent to 6,999 within the first hour of trading, when the report was filed at 11:00am.

The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also gained 2,672 points to stand at 2,683. However, the Shariah Index (DSES) saw a fractional loss of 0.68 point to stand at 1,476 points till then.

Turnover, another important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 3.06 billion within the first hour of trading at 11:00am.

Market insiders sai...