Dhaka stocks extended their gains for the second straight day today when the turnover also rose.

The DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), gained 17.76 points, or 0.34 percent, to close at 5,192.05.
Investor participation was positive as 215 advanced, 119 declined and 65 remained unchanged among the traded securities.

The turnover increased 23 percent to Tk 519.55 crore.

The Shariah-based DSES index gained 0.49 percent to 1,149.20 points, while the blue-chip DS30 index edged up 0.02 percent to 1,912.22.

ML Dyeing and Summit Power topped the gainers' list, rising 10 percent while Paper Processing & Packaging fell the lowest by 4 percent.