Indices fell at both the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, with most listed companies witnessing price declines.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSEX index dropped by 44 points, while the Shariah-based DSES lost 7 points and the blue-chip DS30 index declined by 21 points.

Losers dominated the market: share prices fell for 250 companies against 114 gainers, while 30 remained unchanged.

However, turnover increased compared to the previous session, with total transactions reaching Tk 646 crore, up from Tk 603 crore earlier.

In the block market, shares worth Tk 32 crore from 44 companies were traded, with Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC topping the list with transactions worth Tk 8.5 crore.

Among individual issues, Bangladesh Autocars Limited emerged as the top gainer with nearly 10 percent price appreciation, while Prime Textile Spinning Mills Limited was the worst performer, losing around 7 percent.

Meanwhile, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also ended in the red after early gains failed to sustain. The overall CASPI index fell by 112 points at the close.

Prices declined for most issues, with 98 companies posting losses, 82 advancing and 19 remaining unchanged.

Total turnover at the port city bourse rose to Tk 32 crore from Tk 20 crore in the previous session.

Among the top performers, Hamid Fabrics PLC gained nearly 10 percent, while Reliance Insurance PLC shed about 10 percent to become the worst loser.