Stocks extend rising streak

The stock market continued to rise for a fourth day yesterday following the two-day weekend thanks to a curious increase in share prices of non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs). The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose 21 points, or 0.39 per cent, to 5,33142. There is apparently no reason for the rise of the stocks and index, said a merchant