, Dec. 28 -- Trading at the country's capital markets ended mixed on the first trading day of the week, with indices falling on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) while advancing at the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE).

At the DSE, the market witnessed early gains, but the momentum faded after noon as selling pressure intensified.

At the close, the benchmark DSEX shed 15 points, while the Shariah-based DSES fell by 5 points and the blue-chip DS30 index dropped 15 points.

Out of the traded companies, prices declined for 199 issues against 131 gainers, while 63 issues remained unchanged on the DSE floor.

The turnover showed a modest improvement, with shares and units worth Tk 385 crore changing hands, compared to Tk 338 crore in the previous...