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Stocks witnessed a downward trend in early trading on Monday, the last trading day of the first half (H1) of the calendar year.
During the first hour of trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX dropped by 19 points.
The other two indices also posted losses -- Shariah-based DSES fell by 5 points, while the blue-chip DS30 index shed 9 points.
At the start of the session, the prices of most companies declined, reports UNB.
Out of all traded securities, share prices increased for only 77 companies, while 244 saw a fall, and 65 remained unchanged.
Within the first hour, the DSE recorded share and unit transactions worth over Tk 1.60 billion.
Meanwhile, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also opened lower, with its overall index dropping by 38 points.
Among the 124 companies that took part in early trading on the CSE, share prices rose for 40, declined for 64, and remained unchanged for 20.
Trading on the CSE reached over Tk 130 million in the first hour of the day.