Trading at both Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges began on a bearish note Thursday, with most company shares losing value in the first hour.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the key index DSEX dropped by 49 points, while the Shariah-based DSES fell by 11 points and the blue-chip DS30 index slipped by 10 points.

Out of the traded issues, prices of 316 companies declined against 36 gainers, while 35 remained unchanged.

Shares and units worth over Tk 180 crore changed hands during the first half of the session.

The downtrend continued at the Chittagong  Stock Exchange (CSE) as well, where the overall index shed 50 points.

At the CSE, prices of 65 companies fell, 29 advanced, and 28 remained unchanged, with the turnover exceeding Tk 5.4 crore in the first half of trading.