Dhaka, July 20 -- Bangladesh's two stock exchanges - Dhaka and Chattogram - witnessed a strong rally during the first two hours of trading on Sunday, the opening session of the week, with most listed companies posting gains.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX jumped 56 points in early trade.

The Shariah-based index DSES gained 18 points, while the blue-chip index DS30 advanced by 33 points.

Of the issues traded on the DSE during the session, prices of 228 companies advanced, 102 declined, and 62 remained unchanged.

DSE hits historic turnover, adds Tk 10,759cr to market capitalisation

The turnover on the DSE crossed Tk 400 crore within the first half of the trading session.

Similarly, the Chittagong Stock Exc...