However, the market was in the positive territory briefly in the morning.
In the first hour of the day's trading, the benchmark DSEX index gained 5 points or 0.07 per cent to 6,800.
Shariah-based DSES index dropped 2 points or 0.14 per cent to 1,428 while the blue-chip index DS30 lost 4 points or 0.17 per cent to 2,562.
