Dhaka, June 3 -- Dhaka's stock market slipped further on the third trading day of the week, while Chattogram's bourse closed with a marginal gain on Tuesday.

Most shares on both exchanges ended lower despite the mixed movement in indices.

The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), DSEX, dropped 24 points at the end of the session. The Shariah-based DSES lost 6 points, while the DS30 index, comprising blue-chip stocks, fell by 9 points.

Of the 394 issues traded on the DSE, 93 advanced, 239 declined and 62 remained unchanged.

Prices fell across all three categories-A, B, and Z. In the A-category, which includes well-performing, dividend-paying companies, 60 out of 215 saw gains, while 128 declined and 27 remained flat.

In the DSE...