Dhaka, May 12 -- Although the week began with a downturn, trading on the country's stock markets ended on a positive note on Sunday, with indices rising and share prices increasing for the majority of listed companies in both Dhaka and Chattogram.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSEX index increased by 19 points, while the main index posted gains, the other two indices in Dhaka did not perform as strongly.

The Shariah-based DSES index rose by just 1 point and the DS30 index, which tracks blue-chip companies, fell by 4 points.

Out of the 395 companies that participated in trading at the DSE, the share prices of 189 companies increased, while 160 declined and 46 remained unchanged.

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