Dhaka, March 4 -- Stocks ended lower on both bourses on Wednesday, reversing early gains, while overall turnover declined significantly on the day.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSEX index shed 2 points at the close. The Shariah-based DSES remained unchanged, while the blue-chip DS30 index declined by 4 points.

Despite the marginal fall in indices, most listed companies posted gains. Of the traded issues, 227 advanced, 112 declined and 54 remained unchanged.

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Turnover at the DSE fell sharply to over Tk 580 crore, down from Tk 885 crore in the previous session.

In the block market, shares worth Tk 28 crore from 36 companies were traded. Orion Infusion PL...