Bangladesh, Nov. 3 -- Stocks on Monday suffered a bruising session on the Dhaka bourse, dragging the benchmark equity index down to a five-month low amid mounting domestic macroeconomic anxieties.Buy Maps
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The market opened the day's session flat. Later, the DSEX, the broad index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went on a downward spiral as most market participants remained idle on the sidelines.
At the end of the session, the DSEX settled at 5,333 points, with a loss of 0.95 per cent, or 52 points, as broad-based sell-offs gripped major sectors.
The day's session extended the losing streak to the third consecutive session on the DSE.
The price erosion was heavily concentrated in the food and allied sector, followed close...