KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 16
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index fell by 57.03 points, or 2.16%, on Monday, closing at 2,580.76 points by the end of the trading day.
The decline wasn't limited to the benchmark index; the Sensitive Index, which tracks the performance of Class 'A' stocks, also dropped by 1.82%, while the Float Index, which reflects actively traded shares, declined by 2.15%.
All sectors were in the red, with the Finance sector leading the losses, registering a 5.66% decline.
The day's trading saw a turnover of Rs 7.3 billion, with 17,061,807 shares of 312 companies traded across 92,815 transactions.
By the end of the trading day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 4.103 trillion.