Bangladesh’s capital market witnessed a positive trend in the first half of trading on Tuesday, with indices rising on both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) as the majority of listed companies posted gains.

At the DSE, the benchmark index DSEX advanced by 25 points, while the Shariah-based DSES gained 14 points and the blue-chip index DS30 rose by 4 points.

Out of the total traded issues, share prices of 217 companies increased, while 112 declined and 64 remained unchanged.

Turnover at the DSE crossed Tk 400 crore during the first half of the session.

Meanwhile, at the CSE, the overall index CASPI climbed by 50 points.

Share prices of 72 companies rose, while 45 declined and 20 remained unchanged at the port city bourse.

Total turnover at the CSE exceeded Tk 3 crore during the period.