The country’s two bourses witnessed an upward trend in indices during the first hour of trading on Sunday, with most companies seeing price gains.

On the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX advanced by 16 points in the opening hour.

The Shariah-based DSES gained 1 point, while the blue-chip DS30 rose by 2 points.

Out of 387 issues traded during the period, prices went up for 221 companies, declined for 89, and remained unchanged for 77.

The turnover on the DSE crossed Tk 250 crore in the first hour.

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also opened higher as its overall index gained 56 points.

Of the 99 issues traded, 49 advanced, 28 declined, and 22 remained unchanged.

The turnover on the CSE stood above Tk 7 crore in the opening hour.