Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The Dhaka Stock Exchange and the Chittagong Stock Exchange began the first trading hour on Monday with a downward trend, as the share prices of most listed companies declined.

At the DSE, the benchmark DSEX index fell by 29 points, while the Shariah-based DSES dropped 5 points and the blue-chip DS30 index slipped 10 points.

Market breadth remained negative, with prices falling for 254 companies against gains in only 71, while 56 issues remained unchanged.

More than Tk 210 crore worth of shares and units were traded during the first half of the session.

Bangladesh Capital Market: Stocks slip at DSE, CSE as indices fall

The downtrend persisted at the CSE as well, where the overall index lost 13 points.

Prices declined...