Dhaka, July 26 -- Stocks slipped into the red on Monday, snapping a six-day winning streak, as risk-averse investors booked some profit on quick-gaining issues.

After hitting the key index an all-time high the previous day, the market opened on a positive note for a few minutes and the rest of the session went down steadily.

DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 20.18 points or 0.32 per cent to settle at 6,404, after hitting an all-time high in the previous day. DSEX, however, added 216 points in the past six sessions.

Two other indices also ended lower with the DSE 30 Index, comprising blue chips, fell 13.74 points to finish at 2,322 and the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) shed 3.58 points to close at 1,390. ...