Dhaka and Chattogram stock markets ended the week with gains on Thursday as most companies saw their prices increase alongside higher overall turnover.

At the end of the day’s trading, the benchmark DSEX of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) advanced by 22 points, while the Shariah-based DSES gained 5 points and the blue-chip DS30 rose 11 points.

Out of 398 issues traded, prices rose for 175, fell for 157 and remained unchanged for 66 issues.

In all three categories—A, B and Z—most issues witnessed price appreciation. Among the 221 companies under the A-category, which offers the highest dividends, 95 advanced, 86 declined and 40 remained unchanged.

In the block market, shares of 34 companies worth Tk 26 crore were traded, with Khan Brothers topping the list with shares worth Tk 7 crore changing hands.

The day’s turnover at the DSE stood at Tk 708 crore, up from Tk 576 crore in the previous session.

Navana CNG Limited topped the gainers’ list with a rise of over 9 percent, while International Leasing and Financial Services Limited suffered the biggest loss, shedding over 7 percent.

Meanwhile, indices at the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also ended higher, with the overall index gaining 65 points.

Of the 212 issues traded at the CSE, 129 advanced, 62 declined and 21 remained unchanged.

Turnover at the CSE stood at Tk 21 crore, compared to Tk 10 crore in the previous session.

Like in Dhaka, Navana CNG Limited gained 10 percent to top the gainers’ chart at the CSE, while Maksons Spinning Mills PLC fell 10 percent to end at the bottom.