, April 16 -- The downtrend in the country's capital markets shows no sign of stopping, as both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges witnessed declines for the third consecutive trading day on Wednesday.

Indices dropped across the board, with the majority of listed companies recording a fall in share prices.

On the third trading session of the week, the Dhaka Stock Exchange's (DSE) benchmark index, DSEX, dropped by 26 points.

Major slump hits Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges hard

The other two indices also followed suit: the Shariah-based DSES declined by 7 points, and the blue-chip DS30 index fell by 15 points.

The SME index, DSMEX, representing small and medium enterprises, also took a hit, losing 13 points.

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