DHAKA:  Investors witnessed minor fall in benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Sunday.

The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, shed over six points only to stand at 4322 at the close on the first trading day of the week.

Trade deals stood at 55,533 with volume of transactions at Tk 2226 million.

Of the issues traded, 140 advanced, 114 declined and 34 remained unchanged.

LAFSURCEML topped the turnover list with shares worth Tk 142 million having changed hands.

The other turnover leaders were GP, SQURPHARMA, BSCCL, BEXIMCO, BSRMSTEEL, MPETROLEUM, PENINSULA, ACI and AFTABAUTO.

Chittagong stocks also followed the suit, with the CSE Selective Categories Index climbing down to 8234 by dropping over 30 points.

Out of the issues traded, 59 gained, 95 declined and 27 remained unchanged.

BDST: 1601 HRS, JUN 22, 2014