Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Bangladesh's stock indices witnessed mixed trading in early hours of transactions on Wednesday, with a slight rise in Dhaka and a marginal fall in Chattogram, as most companies saw their share prices edge up.

During the first hour of trading on the last working day of the week, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSEX) gained 2 points.

Of the other two indices, the Shariah-based DSES dropped by 3 points, while the blue-chip DS30 index remained almost flat.

Bangladesh stocks extend losses for third day amid low turnover

Out of 384 issues traded on the DSE, prices rose for 198, declined for 101, and remained unchanged for 85. The turnover stood at over Tk 120 crore in the first hour.

Meanwhile, the overall index...