, May 15 -- Bangladesh's capital market ended the week on a bearish note as it witnessed a decline for the third consecutive day on Thursday.

All key indices in both the Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges fell on the final trading day of the week, while the majority of listed companies experienced a drop in share prices.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX lost 54 points. The Shariah-based index, DSES, declined by 14 points, and the blue-chip index DS30 dropped by 20 points.

Among the 395 companies traded, most saw their share prices decline. While 42 companies recorded gains, 317 saw their share prices fall and 36 companies remained unchanged.

Trading in DSE, CSE begins with continued fall in indices

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