Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Bangladesh's stock markets ended lower on Tuesday despite a positive start, as most companies saw a decline in share prices by the end of the trading session.

At the end of the day's trading, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), DSEX, lost 30 points.

Among other indices, the Shariah-based DSES dropped 6 points, while the blue-chip DS30 index fell 14 points.

Out of 396 issues traded on the DSE, prices declined for the majority. Share prices advanced for 105 companies, fell for 233 and remained unchanged for 58.

In all three categories - A, B, and Z - most companies ended in the red. Among the top-performing A-category companies that usually offer higher dividends, share prices rose for 69, declined for 119...