The country’s stock markets opened on a negative note as key indices at both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses fell in the first hour of trading on Monday, with most shares ending in the red.
At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSEX shed 21 points within the first hour.
The Shariah-based DSES index lost 4 points, while the blue-chip DS-30 index dropped 14 points.
Out of the traded issues, prices declined for 209 companies, while 77 companies saw gains and 90 issues remained unchanged.
The share and unit turnover at the DSE crossed Tk 100 crore during the first hour of trading.
The downtrend also persisted at the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), where the overall index fell by 11 points in early trading.
At the port city bourse, prices advanced for 17 companies against declines in 36, while 10 issues remained unchanged.
During the first half of the session, the CSE recorded share and unit turnover worth Tk 1.40 crore.