Dhaka, June 4 -- Trading at the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges began on a positive note on Wednesday, the fourth working day of the week, with most listed companies witnessing price increases.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX rose by 25 points. The other two indices also edged up -- the Shariah-based DSES gained 5 points while the blue-chip index DS30 advanced by 10 points.

Most of the traded companies saw their share prices rise, with 229 gaining, 62 losing and 86 remaining unchanged.

In the first two hours of trading, the DSE recorded transactions worth over Tk 75 crore in shares and units.

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