On the first trading day of the holy month of Ramadan, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed a decline in the share and unit prices of most participating companies on Sunday, leading to a drop in all key indices as well as the overall trading volume. Initially, trading began with a rise in the prices of most shares and units, causing an upward trend in the indices during the first half-hour. However, as trading progressed, many companies shifted from the gainers’ list to the losers’ list, and by the end of the session, most shares and units had declined, negatively impacting the indices. At the close of the day, 144 companies recorded price increases, while 184 saw declines, and 67 remained unchanged. As a result, the DSE’s key index, DSEX, dropped by 10 points to settle at 5,236. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) decreased by 0.44 points to 1,166, while the DS30 Index, comprising 30 blue-chip companies, fell by 1 point to 1,903. The total trading volume also declined, with transactions amounting to Tk 421.95 crore, down from Tk 487.85 crore on the previous trading day—a decrease of Tk 65.90 crore. Orion Infusion led the market in turnover, with shares worth Tk 20.70 crore traded, followed by Intraco Refueling Station at Tk 10.10 crore and RD Food at Tk 10.03 crore. The top 10 turnover companies included Shinepukur Ceramics, Lovello Ice Cream, KDS Accessories, Reliance One Mutual Fund, Fu-Wang Food, Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag, and Wimax Electrode. Meanwhile, in the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), the CASPI index declined by 25 points, with 76 companies seeing price gains, 98 facing losses, and 30 remaining unchanged. The total trading volume in the CSE was Tk 5.16 crore, significantly lower than the Tk 103.92 crore traded on the previous session.