, June 1 -- Dhaka and Chattogram bourses witnessed an uptrend in indices on the first working day of the week on Sunday, with most company share prices advancing.

However, turnover declined in Dhaka while it increased in Chattogram.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX rose by 30 points. The Shariah-based DSES gained 6 points, and the blue-chip index DS30 advanced by 17 points.

Stocks slide sharply in early trading at DSE, CSE

Out of the 402 companies traded, 204 advanced, 113 declined and 85 remained unchanged.

Share prices increased across all three categories - A, B and Z - with a notable performance in the A-category, which includes fundamentally strong and dividend-paying companies.

Among the 222 A-catego...