Dhaka, May 21 -- Trading in the country's two major bourses - Dhaka and Chattogram - began on a positive note on Wednesday, the fifth working day of the week, with indices gaining and share prices of most companies edging up in the first hour.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the key index DSEX rose by 15 points at the start of the session.

Of the other two indices, the Shariah-based DSES gained 4 points, while the blue-chip index DS30 advanced by 9 points.

During the first hour of trading, share prices increased for the majority of the listed companies. Of the issues traded, the prices rose for 236 companies, declined for 78, and remained unchanged for 62.

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