Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Indices at both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges witnessed an upward trend in the first hour of trading on Sunday, the first working day of the week, as most companies saw gains in their share prices.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSEX index rose by 43 points, while the Shariah-based DSES index gained 5 points and the blue-chip DS30 index advanced by 12 points.

Out of 254 traded companies, share prices of 254 advanced, 63 declined and 62 remained unchanged during the first hour.

Stocks rise at DSE, CSE as indices gain

The turnover at the DSE exceeded Tk 160 crore.

Similarly, the overall index at the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) increased by 85 points.

Among the 61 traded companies, the ...