Dhaka, March 9 -- The stock markets in Dhaka and Chattogram witnessed a sharp fall on the first trading day of the week, with all major indices declining and most company shares losing value on Sunday.

At the end of day's trading session, the benchmark index DSEX of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped by 29 points. Among the other indices, the Shariah-based DSES fell by 4 points, while the blue-chip DS-30 declined by 9 points.

Out of the 399 companies that participated in trading on the DSE, the share prices of 274 companies fell, while only 58 companies saw an increase.

Meanwhile, the share prices of 67 companies remained unchanged.

In terms of categories, the share prices in all three categories - A, B and Z- mostly declined. Amo...