Dhaka, July 3 -- The indices at both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges ended higher on Wednesday, the third trading session of the week, with most companies registering price gains, while turnover increased in Dhaka and declined in Chattogram.
At the end of the day's trading, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), DSEX, advanced by 26 points, reports UNB.
Among the other two indices, the Shariah-based DSES gained 5 points while the DS30 index, comprising blue-chip companies, edged up by 1 point.
Out of the 397 companies that traded on the DSE, 277 saw price appreciation, 69 declined and 51 remained unchanged. In all three categories-A, B, and Z-the majority of stocks posted gains. Particularly in the A category, which in...