Dhaka, July 29 -- The country's stock markets continued to face a downward trend for the second consecutive day of the week, with most companies witnessing a fall in share prices on both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses.

At the end of Tuesday's trading session, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSEX) dropped by 33 points.

The Shariah-based DSES index shed 11 points, while the blue-chip index DS30 declined by 17 points.

Out of 396 companies that took part in the day's trading on the DSE, share prices declined for 250 companies, while 82 saw price gains and 64 remained unchanged.

Prices fell across all three categories-A, B, and Z-with the majority of shares experiencing a downtrend. In the A category, which includes comp...