Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The upward momentum observed in the early trading hours at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) did not last, as the DSE ended the day in the red while the CSE managed to sustain its gains.

At the end of Tuesday's trading session, DSEX, the key index of the DSE, dropped by 22 points.

Among other indices, the Shariah-based DSES declined by 3 points, while the blue-chip DS30 inched up by 3 points.

Most issues traded on the DSE ended lower, with prices falling for 241 companies against 80 gainers, while 72 remained unchanged.

Prices dropped across all three categories - A, B, and Z - with the decline most prominent among the top-performing A-category companies.

Of these, prices fell f...