Dhaka, March 16 -- The Dhaka stock market saw a downturn on the first trading day of the week, while indices in Chattogram recorded an upward trend on Sunday.

While most companies in Dhaka saw a fall in their share prices, the Chattogram market observed an upward trend.

On the day, the benchmark DSEX index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell by 3 points. The other two indices, the DSES and the blue-chip DS30, dropped by 1 and 6 points, respectively.

Out of the 397 companies that traded on the DSE, share prices increased for 143, declined for 190 and remained unchanged for 64 companies.

Across three categories, most companies witnessed a decline in share prices.

Among the 36 mutual funds traded, the majority remained unchanged, wit...