Dhaka, May 8 -- Trading on both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges rebounded strongly on Thursday, the last working day of the week, following a steep 150-point fall in the previous session.

The majority of listed companies saw a rise in share prices, signalling renewed investor confidence.

In the first two hours of trading, the benchmark DSEX index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) gained 89 points.

Among the other two indices, the Shariah-based DSES advanced by 25 points, while the blue-chip DS30 index rose by 22 points.

Share prices increased for most of the companies traded. Out of 389 companies, prices of 368 rose, while only 9 declined and 12 remained unchanged.

During the first half of the session, shares and units worth...