Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) edged up marginally on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, recovering from early losses in the final hour of trading, while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) failed to rebound.

The DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, rose by 1 point at the close after remaining in negative territory for most of the session.

Of the other indices, the Shariah-based DSES remained unchanged, while the blue-chip DS30 index advanced by 6 points.

Stocks slide in early trade as DSEX loses 20 points

Most of the issues declined on the DSE as prices of 194 companies fell against 123 gainers, while 71 remained unchanged.

The total turnover at the DSE stood at Tk 568 crore, up from Tk ...