Dhaka, May 29 -- Trading on the final working day of the week began on a bearish note at both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses, with all key indices witnessing early declines in the first hour of trade on Thursday.

Bangladesh's stock market suffers continuous decline for 5th consecutive day

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSEX index shed 19 points in the opening hour.

Among the other indices, the Shariah-based DSES dropped by 8 points, while the blue-chip DS30 index edged down by 1 point.

Despite the fall in indices, share prices of most listed companies moved slightly upwards.

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Of the securities traded during the first hour, prices advanced for 156 companies, declined f...