Dhaka, May 19 -- Trading at the stock markets in Dhaka and Chattogram began with a decline on the third working day of the week on Monday, as share prices of most listed companies fell.

During the first half of the session, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped by 16 points. Of the other two indices, the Shariah-based DSES was down by 2 points.

The DS30 index, which tracks blue-chip companies, also declined by 9 points.

Out of the companies that participated in trading, share prices rose for 109, declined for 203, and remained unchanged for 77.

The turnover on the DSE crossed Tk 130 crore during the first half of trading.

A similar trend was observed at the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE), where the overall in...