Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Dhaka's stock market ended Tuesday's trading session on a positive note, though the index recorded only a marginal increase. Despite this, most company shares saw a decline in prices, while overall market turnover rose.

The benchmark DSEX index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) increased by just 1 point.

The other two indices, the Shariah-based DSES and the blue-chip DS30, saw only decimal-level gains.

Out of the 399 companies traded throughout the day, the share prices of 140 companies increased, while 185 declined and 74 remained unchanged.

Performance Across Categories

Although most companies under the A and B categories experienced price declines, shares in the Z category showed a higher proportion of price incre...