Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- Dhaka and Chattogram stock markets fell sharply on Sunday, with indices losing early gains as most share prices and turnover declined from the previous session.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), trading began on a positive note but the upward trend reversed as the day progressed. Finally, the benchmark DSEX index dropped by 55 points.

Among other indices, the Shariah-based DSES declined by 10 points while the blue-chip DS30 shed 22 points.

The turnover at the DSE stood at Tk 732 crore, down from Tk 778 crore in the previous session.

A total of 398 companies participated in the day's trading, of which 67 advanced, 275 declined and 56 remained unchanged.

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