Nepal Stock Exchange index falls by more than 27 points

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index dropped 27.59 points on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, with all sectoral indices closing in negative territory. The benchmark index declined 1.04 percent to settle at 2,614.55 points. The Sensitive Index also slipped 0.72 percent, falling 3.27 points to 449.39. Shares of 324 companies were traded 72,104 times, with nearly 15.99 million shares exchanged. Total turnover reached approximately Rs 6.69 billion. All 13 traded sector groups recorded losses, including commercial banks, development banks, hydropower, hotels and tourism, manufacturing, life insurance, and microfinance.