Dhaka, March 2 -- The first trading day of Ramadan and the week's opening session saw a decline in indices at both the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges, accompanied by a drop in turnover on Sunday.

Trading started under the newly adjusted schedule for Ramadan, with both stock markets operating for a shorter period. Previously, transactions were conducted from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm, but the timing has now been reduced to 1:30 pm.

On the first day of this revised schedule, the benchmark DSEX index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell by 10 points. Besides, the Shariah-based and blue-chip indices also remained in negative territory.

Brokerage houses said that a decline in the index on the first day of Ramadan is quite common, as the m...