Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- The week at the country's capital market ended on a sluggish note on Thursday, with Dhaka stocks inching up slightly while Chattogram stocks continued to decline amid thin participation and low turnover.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX gained just 2 points to close marginally higher, snapping a four-day losing streak.

The Shariah-based DSES, however, fell by 5 points, while the blue-chip index DS30 remained unchanged.

Market breadth remained negative as share prices of 179 companies declined, compared to 154 gainers, while 65 issues closed unchanged.

Among category-wise performers, most A-category (fundamentally strong) stocks advanced, whereas B and Z-category issues ended lower. In the A...