, Nov. 4 -- The country's two stock markets, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), witnessed a decline for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, with overall trading activity dropping.

At the DSE, the benchmark DSEX fell 41 points, while the Shariah-based DSES index lost 10 points and the blue-chip DS30 index declined 14 points.

Most companies saw their share prices fall. Among traded stocks, 277 companies recorded price increases, 56 companies saw their share prices decline, and 63 companies remained unchanged.

Stocks across all three categories - A, B, and Z - trended downward.

In the A-category, considered the top dividend-paying companies, 167 companies' shares declined, while prices of 25 companies ...