, June 17 -- A day after a sharp rise in key indices, Bangladesh's stock markets slumped again on Tuesday, with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessing a significant fall and most shares on both bourses ending in the red.

At the end of the session, the DSE's benchmark index DSEX lost 43 points.

The Shariah-compliant DSES index dropped 11 points, while the DS30 index, comprising blue-chip companies, fell by 17 points.

Out of 397 issues traded on the DSE, only 67 advanced while 276 declined. The prices of 54 issues remained unchanged.

Share prices fell across all three categories - A, B and Z - with the majority of A-category companies, known for consistent dividend payouts, registering losses. Among 218 such companies, 148 declined, ...