Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- After nearly a week, both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed an upward trend, with most companies' shares gaining in value.

At DSE, the key index DSEX rose by 42 points, while the Shariah-based DSES gained 15 points and the blue-chip index DS30 added 9 points.

Share prices increased for the majority of listed companies, with 322 seeing gains, 35 declining, and 16 remaining unchanged.

In the block market, shares worth Tk 26 crore of 23 companies were traded, led by Prime Bank PLC with Tk 7 crore in sales.

The turnover at DSE increased to Tk 348 crore, compared to Tk 298 crore in the previous session.

GPH Ispat Ltd led the gainers with a nearly 10% rise, while Far East Knittin...