Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- Bangladesh's stock market began the second trading day of the week on a positive note on Monday, but the momentum failed to hold at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), which ended the session in the red, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) managed to close higher, extending its upward trend.

At the DSE, the benchmark DSEX index fell by 10 points by the end of the day. Among the other indices, the Shariah-based DSES remained unchanged, while the blue-chip DS30 index slipped by 1 point.

Most listed companies at the DSE closed lower, with share prices of 189 companies declining against gains in 143, while 57 issues remained unchanged.

The turnover at the premier bourse also dropped, with shares and units worth Tk 485 crore ch...