Dhaka, May 22 -- The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose in the first hour of trading on the last working day of the week, while the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) saw a marginal decline.

At the DSE, the benchmark DSEX index gained 12 points shortly after trading began.

Dhaka, Chattogram bourses end higher amid broad-based gains

Among the other indices, the Shariah-based DSES index and the blue-chip DS30 index both advanced by 4 points.

Share prices of most companies increased during this period. Of the issues traded, 180 advanced, 95 declined and 90 remained unchanged.

The turnover on the DSE crossed Tk 70 crore within the first hour.

Meanwhile, the CSE's overall index dropped by 9 points.

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