, Aug. 9 -- Investors at the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses ended the week on a sour note, snapping a streak of consecutive weekly gains as key indices fell notably in the four-day trading week.

The week began with a rally on Sunday last, but the remaining three sessions saw persistent declines. Trading was closed on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the July Uprising.

Over the week, the DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), lost 35 points.

The Shariah-based DSES shed 18 points, while the DS30 index of blue-chip companies fell 16 points.

Most issues traded on the DSE ended lower during the week.

Of the traded securities, prices dropped for 227 companies, advanced for 138 and remained unchanged for 30.

Despite t...