Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- The country's capital markets started the day on Tuesday on a positive note as all key indices and most share prices advanced in the first hour of trading on Tuesday.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSEX index rose by 36 points, while the Shariah-based DSES gained 5 points and the blue-chip DS30 added 17 points.

During the opening hour, prices increased for 243 issues, declined for 73 and remained unchanged for 72.

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The turnover at the DSE crossed Tk 200 crore within the first hour.

The upward trend was also seen at the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), where the overall index advanced by 17 points.

Of the 83 issues traded, 40 gained, 30 lo...