, Nov. 25 -- After opening on a positive note, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed Tuesday's session in the red, while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) managed to maintain its upward momentum.

At the DSE, the key index DSEX dropped by 6 points at the end of the day, though the other two indices advanced - the DSES gained 2 points and the DS30 rose by 6 points.

Most issues saw price declines, with 227 companies losing value against 129 gainers, while 30 issues remained unchanged.

The turnover inched up slightly to Tk 636 crore, compared to Tk 635 crore the previous day.

In the block market, shares worth Tk 16 crore were traded across 25 companies, with Simtex Industries PLC alone offloading shares worth Tk 5 crore.

Simtex Industr...