Dhaka, March 20 -- The final trading session of the week saw a decline in indices on both the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges on Thursday.

Despite the drop in indices, share and unit transactions in the stock exchanges witnessed an increase.

On the day, the benchmark DSEX index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell by 5 points.

Among the other indices, the Shariah-based DSES also declined, whereas the selective blue-chip DS-30 index rose by 6 points.

The total transaction value at the DSE stood at Tk 497 crore for the day, up from Tk 482 crore in the previous session.

Out of the 397 companies that participated in the trading, most saw a decline in share prices. While 138 companies recorded a price increase, 199 companies saw a ...