, May 26 -- Trading at both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges was underway on a positive note in the early hours of Monday, the third working day of the week, with indices edging up and most company shares seeing gains.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the key index DSEX gained 13 points in the first hour of trading.

The Shariah-based DSES index advanced 5 points while the DS30, comprising blue-chip shares, rose by 4 points.

Share prices increased for most of the issues traded during the period. Of the issues traded, prices advanced for 230 companies, declined for 63 and remained unchanged for 70.

The turnover at the DSE crossed Tk 85 crore during the first hour.

Market swings amid volatile trading at DSE and CSE

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