Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Bangladesh's capital market failed to recover from the ongoing downturn as indices at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) declined for another day.

At the close of trading, the DSE's benchmark index DSEX shed 36 points. The Shariah-based DSES and the blue-chip DS30 index also fell by 7 points each.

Most of the traded companies ended in the red, with prices falling for 299 companies, while 48 advanced and 43 remained unchanged.

In the block market, shares worth Tk 22 crore of 24 companies were traded, with Fine Foods topping the list by trading shares worth Tk 9 crore.

The turnover at the DSE declined to Tk 375 crore, down from Tk 413 crore in the previous session.

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