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Trading at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) began on a downward note Thursday, with most listed companies seeing price declines.
At the DSE, the benchmark DSEX index dropped by 38 points in the first hour of trading.
The Shariah-based DSES index slid 9 points, while the blue-chip DS30 index also fell by 9 points, according to a UNB report.
Market data shows that prices fell for the majority of traded issues, with 284 companies declining against 48 advancing, while 48 remained unchanged.
The turnover during the first half exceeded Tk 1.68 billion.
The bearish trend persisted at the CSE as well, where the overall index lost 45 points.
Only 20 issues advanced compared to 48 that declined, and 10 remained unchanged.
The turnover at the CSE reached Tk 70 million in the same period.