Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- The week's second trading session began with a mixed performance on the country's two stock exchanges as the Dhaka market opened higher while the Chattogram bourse witnessed a decline.

In the first hour of trading on Monday, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), DSEX, advanced by 20 points.

Among other indices, the Shariah-based DSES rose by 5 points and the blue-chip DS-30 gained 6 points.

Most companies saw price increases, with 226 advancing, 90 declining, and 77 remaining unchanged.

The turnover in the first half of the session stood at Tk 140 crore.

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