, Aug. 6 -- Although the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) began the day with a slight upward trend on Wednesday, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed a decline from the morning.

By the end of the day, both markets, however, closed with losses.

At the DSE, the key index DSEX fell by 14 points, while the Shariah-based index DSES dropped by 1 point and the DS30, comprising blue-chip companies, lost 4 points.

Out of the 400 companies traded on the DSE, share prices declined for the majority. Prices increased for 154 companies, declined for 184 and remained unchanged for 62.

Despite the initial rise in indices, most shares in the A, B, and Z categories saw a downward trend.

In the A category, which includes well-performing companies th...