Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- Stocks plunged at the opening on Sunday as risk-averse investors were selling mode amid fear of further price erosion.

Following the previous week's losing streak, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), slid 33.43 points or 0.48 per cent to stand at 6,818, after the first hour of trading at 11:00am.

The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also fell 14.98 points to stand at 2,587 and the Shariah Index (DSES) lost 9.53 points to stand at 1,432 till then.

Turnover, another important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 2.053 billion within the first hour of trading at 11:00am.

Analysts said the market is falling as panic gripped the investors that the market would fall further amid growing concern on ne...