Bangladesh's both stock exchanges began the week on a buoyant note Sunday, with benchmark indices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) closing higher as overall turnover picked up noticeably from the previous session.

The DSE's principal index, the DSEX, gained 17 points by the close of trading, while the blue-chip DS30 index added 11 points. The Shariah-based DSES, however, bucked the trend, edging down 1 point.

Turnover on the DSE rose by nearly Tk 100 crore from the preceding session, with shares and units worth Tk 982 crore changing hands against Tk 884 crore recorded in the last trading day.

Despite the headline index gains, declining issues outnumbered advancers. Of the stocks traded, 172 companies shed value while 157 advanced and 62 remained unchanged.

In the block market, shares of 39 companies worth Tk 22 crore were traded, with Apex Spinning & Knitting Mills Ltd topping the segment at Tk 5 crore.

Apex Tannery Ltd led the day's gainers with a near-10 percent price rise, while International Leasing and Financial Services Ltd slumped nearly 8 percent to bottom the table.

The CSE mirrored the broader upswing, with its all-share index CASPI advancing around 45 points.

Turnover at the port city bourse climbed to Tk 23 crore from Tk 21 crore in the prior session.

Advancing and declining issues were nearly evenly matched at the CSE — 97 companies gained ground, 96 retreated and 28 held steady.

Navana CNG Ltd surged 10 percent to lead gainers, while ICB AMCL 3rd NRB Mutual Fund fell by the same margin to top the day's losers.