Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- The stock market began the first trading day of the week with a downward trend as both the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges witnessed a decrease in indices and trading volumes, with the majority of companies seeing price drops on Sunday.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange's (DSE) key index, DSEX, fell by 13 points. The other two indices, the Shariah-based DSES, and the blue-chip index, both saw reductions of 4 points and 1 point, respectively.

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also reported a decline in its overall index, which dropped by 38 points by the close of trading.

Out of the 395 companies traded on the DSE, the share prices of 240 companies decreased, 92 saw an increase, and 63 remained unchanged.

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