Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Dhaka's stock market has faced a continuous decline this week, with the DSEX index losing 40 points over three consecutive trading days.

Despite a slight rise during the first hour of trading, the main index, along with the Shariah-based index, ended the day in negative territory on Tuesday.

The DSEX index, which closed at 5,166 points last week, dropped to 5,126 points following three days of losses.

On Tuesday alone, the DSEX fell by 3 points, while the Shariah-based DSES index decreased by 4 points. But the blue-chip DS30 index managed to rise by 2 points.

Mixed Trading Performance

Despite the index decline, most companies saw a rise in their share prices. Of the 402 companies traded, prices increased for 173, de...