Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Stocks witnessed a sharp rise at the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, as indices, turnover and most share prices moved higher.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the key index DSEX gained 51 points during the day's trade.

The Shariah-based DSES rose 9 points while the blue-chip DS30 advanced 22 points.

Of the 398 issues traded, 205 advanced, 135 declined and 58 remained unchanged.

Most of the gains came from A and B-category companies, while prices in the Z-category slightly fell.

Indices gain in first four of trading at DSE, CSE

Out of 220 A-category companies, 122 advanced, 78 declined and 20 remained unchanged.

In the block market, shares worth Tk 16 crore of 32 compani...