Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Trading at both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges began Thursday with a steep fall, as most listed companies saw a decline in their share prices.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the key index DSEX dropped by 57 points, while the Shariah-based DSES and the blue-chip DS30 indices fell by 16 and 22 points, respectively.

Out of all traded issues, prices of 298 companies declined, while 40 advanced and 39 remained unchanged.

DSE ends 10-day losing streak; turnover dips

The DSE recorded transactions worth over Tk 150 crore in the first hour of trading.

The downward trend continued at the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) as well, where the overall index slid by 93 points.

At the CSE, prices of 73 companies fell, ...