Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Bangladesh's two stock exchanges witnessed mixed trading in the first hour on Monday, with the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rising while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw a slight decline.

During the first hour of trading, the DSE's benchmark index, DSEX, gained 28 points.

Among the other indices, the Shariah-based DSES advanced 5 points, and the blue-chip DS30 index edged up by 10 points.

Out of 257 issues traded on the DSE, prices of 117 companies increased, 65 declined, and 75 remained unchanged.

Indices rise in early trading at DSE, CSE

The turnover stood at over Tk 220 crore in the first hour.

Meanwhile, the overall index of the CSE dropped by 9 points.

Of the 103 issues traded there, 53 ...