, Jan. 8 -- Bangladesh's capital market closed the week on Thursday with marginal gains in key indices on both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), although overall turnover declined and prices of most listed companies fell.

At the end of the session, the DSE's benchmark index DSEX edged up by 5 points. The Shariah-based DSES and the blue-chip DS30 index also advanced by 1 point each.

Of the 391 companies traded on the DSE, prices rose for 126, declined for 183 and remained unchanged for 82.

In the block market, shares worth Tk 23 crore of 20 companies changed hands, with Fine Foods Limited accounting for the highest transaction at Tk 8.9 crore.

The total turnover on the DSE stood at Tk 429 crore, do...