The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index declined by 20.75 points, or 0.77 percent, on Tuesday, settling at 2,642.15 as the market remained under pressure throughout the trading session. Total turnover stood at Rs 8.36 billion, with 20.55 million shares exchanged. Among traded stocks, 214 fell, 42 gained, and six remained unchanged. Most sectoral indices ended in negative territory. The Finance group led the losses, falling 2.11 percent to 2,418.23. Hydropower dropped 1.63 percent to 3,498.17, while Hotels and Tourism slipped 1.19 percent to 7,159.34. Development Bank declined 1.18 percent, Life Insurance 0.78 percent, and Non-Life Insurance 0.75 percent. Manufacturing and Processing edged down 0.73 percent. Banking lost 0.45 percent, Microfinance 0.50 percent, Investment 0.48 percent, and Others 0.58 percent. Only Trading (up 0.22 percent) and Mutual Fund (up 0.48 percent) posted gains.
