Bangladesh, Oct. 12 -- Dhaka and Chattogram stock markets opened the week with significant losses on Sunday as all major indices declined and most company shares fell.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSEX index dropped 81 points to close at 5,202.

Other indices also fell, with the Shariah-based DSES losing 19 points and the blue-chip DS30 index down 34 points.

Out of 396 listed companies that traded, 311 saw their share prices fall, while only 47 companies posted gains and 38 remained unchanged.

Losses dominated across all categories - A, B, and Z. In the high-dividend A category, 175 companies declined in price compared to 27 that gained.

In the block market, shares worth Tk 13 crore of 26 companies changed hands, w...