Dhaka, June 19 -- The week's final trading day closed on Thursday with a decline in the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) recorded a slight gain in index despite a drop in prices for most listed companies.

At the end of the day's session, the DSEX, the benchmark index of the DSE, dropped by 22 points. The Shariah-based DSES index shed 4 points, while the blue-chip DS30 index fell by 5 points.

Out of 398 companies traded on the DSE, 71 advanced, 258 declined, and 69 remained unchanged.

Stock prices declined across all three categories - A, B and Z. Particularly in the A category, which consists mainly of companies known for consistent dividend payouts, prices fell for the majority.

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