Dhaka, May 22 -- The week's final trading day concluded on Thursday with a decline in both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges, as most listed companies saw their share prices fall.

On the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX dropped by 16 points. The Shariah-based index DSES fell by 3 points, while the blue-chip index DS30 decreased by 4 points.

Out of 391 companies that took part in the day's trading on the DSE, the majority experienced price declines. Prices rose for 114 companies, dropped for 200, and remained unchanged for 77.

Although most A and B category shares losing value, the prices of Z-category shares saw a rise. Among the 97 companies in the A category, share prices rose for 38, declined for 23, while...