Trading on the country’s stock exchanges showed a mixed trend in the first hour on Tuesday, with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) indices edging up while those in Chattogram slipped.

At the DSE, the key index DSEX gained 12 points, while the Shariah-based DSES and the blue-chip DS30 indices rose by 8 and 7 points respectively.

Out of the 213 companies traded during the period, share prices of 213 advanced, 102 declined, and 70 remained unchanged.

The turnover at the DSE crossed Tk 120 crore in the first hour.

In contrast, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw a decline, with its overall index dropping by 10 points.

Among 69 companies traded, prices of 33 increased, 28 fell, and 8 remained unchanged.

The CSE recorded over Tk 8 crore in turnover during the same period.