, May 25 -- The stock markets in Dhaka and Chattogram witnessed a significant decline in indices on Saturday, the second trading day of the week, with most listed companies seeing a drop in share prices.

While turnover in Chattogram rose slightly, it declined in Dhaka.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX fell by 10 points. The other two indices also declined-Shariah-based DSES by 4 points and the blue-chip DS30 index by 6 points.

Out of the 396 companies that participated in trading, the share prices of a majority fell. Against 100 gainers, 215 companies saw a decline in share prices, while prices of 81 companies remained unchanged.

Across all three categories-A, B, and Z-most listed companies experienced price...