, Dec. 14 -- Bangladesh's stock market began the week on a bearish note on Sunday, with key indices falling on both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), as prices declined for the majority of listed companies.

On the DSE, the benchmark DSEX shed 30 points, while the Shariah-based DSES fell by 6 points and the blue-chip index DS30 dropped 11 points.

Out of the traded issues, prices declined for 249 companies, advanced for 79 and remained unchanged for 63.

Block market transactions amounted to Tk 16.50 crore involving shares of 29 companies, with Orion Infusion Limited accounting for the highest turnover at Tk 3.90 crore.

The total turnover on the DSE stood at Tk 457 crore, down from Tk 463 crore in th...