, Jan. 6 -- Trading at the Bangladesh capital market ended mixed on Tuesday, the third working day of the week, as the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) failed to sustain early gains while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) closed higher.

After opening on a positive note, the DSE slipped into negative territory by the close. The benchmark DSEX and the Shariah-based DSES each edged down by 1 point, although the blue-chip DS30 index advanced 8 points.

Most shares closed lower on the DSE, with prices declining for 227 companies against gains in 108, while 56 issues remained unchanged.

The turnover also fell, with total transactions amounting to Tk 454 crore, down from Tk 485 crore in the previous session.

In the block market, shares worth Tk 3...