Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Trading on the country's two major stock exchanges began the week with losses on Sunday, as key indices and most share prices declined.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX dropped by 12 points, while the Shariah-based DSES and the blue-chip DS30 indices each fell by 7 points.

The share prices of most companies saw a fall, with 225 issues declining, 97 advancing and 71 remaining unchanged.

The DSE recorded a turnover of over Tk 170 crore in the first half of the session.

A similar downward trend was also seen at the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), where the overall index fell by 69 points.

At the CSE, the prices of 56 companies declined, 23 gained, and 9 remained unchanged, with a total turno...