Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- Trading on the country's bourses ended on a bearish note on Sunday, the first working day of the week, as both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed index falls amid declining turnover and broad-based price erosion.

At the DSE, the benchmark DSEX shed 27 points by the end of the session. The Shariah-based DSES fell by 7 points, while the blue-chip index DS30 dropped 15 points.

Most stocks closed lower, with prices of 225 companies declining against 107 gainers, while 60 issues remained unchanged.

The total turnover at the DSE stood at Tk 526 crore, down from Tk 536 crore in the previous session.

In the block market, shares of 21 companies worth Tk 10 crore were traded, with ...