Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- Dhaka stocks extended their losing streak for the fifth consecutive session on Monday, as key indices, share prices of most companies and turnover fell on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).

Following Sunday's slump, the DSEX, the benchmark index of the DSE, shed 6 points at the end of the day's trading.

Of the two other indices, the Shariah-based DSES ended in the red, while the blue-chip DS30 index remained flat.

Out of 405 issues traded, 121 advanced, 201 declined and 83 remained unchanged.

Prices fell across all categories - A, B, and Z - with the A-category, which includes companies offering the highest dividends, seeing 66 gainers, 126 losers, and 34 unchanged among 226 traded firms.

In the block market, shares of...