Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- The country's stock markets opened the week on a positive note on Sunday, with key indices rising at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), while prices of most listed companies moved higher.

At the DSE, the benchmark DSEX index gained 39 points by the end of the session.

The Shariah-based DSES advanced 8 points, while the blue-chip index DS30 rose by 10 points.

Out of the traded issues, share prices increased for 168 companies, declined for 162, and remained unchanged for 62.

The turnover on the premier bourse improved, with shares and units worth Tk 626 crore changing hands during the session, up from Tk 550 crore in the previous trading day, an increase of Tk 76 crore.

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