Dhaka, May 13 -- Although trading began positively on Tuesday, both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock markets ended the day with most company shares losing value.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX fell by 46 points. The Shariah-based DSES declined by 12 points, while the blue-chip index DS30 dropped by 16 points.

Out of the 398 companies traded on the DSE, prices fell for most. Only 54 companies saw an increase in share price, while 309 declined and 35 remained unchanged.

Share prices declined across all three categories - A, B, and Z. In the A category, which comprises fundamentally strong companies with regular dividend history, 32 out of 220 companies saw price appreciation, while 178 experienced a fall and 10...