Dhaka, Aug. 26 -- Stock indices witnessed an uptrend in the first hour of trading at both Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges, as the prices of most companies advanced on Tuesday.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX gained 40 points while the Shariah-based index DSES added 11 points and the blue-chip index DS30 rose by 14 points.

Of the issues traded, prices increased for 218 companies, fell for 97 and remained unchanged for 75.

The turnover on the DSE stood at over Tk 400 crore during the first hour.

Stock indices see slight rise in early trading at Dhaka bourse

The uptrend was also seen at the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) where the overall index gained 72 points.

Out of 101 issues traded, 59 advanced, 3...