Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Trading at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) was marked by a downward trend on Wednesday, the fourth working day of the week, with key indices slipping in the first half of the session.

At the DSE, the benchmark DSEX lost 7 points by midday. The Shariah-based DSES remained unchanged, while the blue-chip DS30 index declined by 2 points.

Losers outnumbered gainers on the premier bourse, as share prices of 182 companies fell against 126 that advanced, while 82 issues remained unchanged.

The turnover at the DSE stood at Tk 280 crore in the first half of trading.

A similar trend was observed at the CSE, where the overall CASPI index shed 36 points during the same period.

Of the traded...