Dhaka, May 25 -- Trading at both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges began at a sluggish pace on the second working day of the week on Sunday, with the Dhaka market showing a rise in its index while the Chattogram market remained largely unchanged.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX rose by 13 points in the opening hour.

Among the other two indices, the Shariah-compliant DSES gained 3 points, and the blue-chip DS30 index increased by 1 point.

A majority of the listed companies saw their share prices rise. Of the traded issues, prices advanced for 177 companies, declined for 114, while 78 remained unchanged.

The total turnover at the DSE crossed Tk 75 crore in the first hour.

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