The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) edged down by 1.20 points, or 0.04 percent, to close at 2,684.33 on Monday. Trading turnover stood at Rs 4.572 billion, with nearly 11.45 million shares of 349 companies changing hands. The Sensitive Index gained 0.49 points to settle at 470.63. Share prices of 126 companies advanced, while 141 declined and seven remained unchanged. Everest Color posted the highest gain of 14.99 percent, whereas Reliance Spinning Mills Limited recorded the biggest loss at 7.40 percent and topped turnover with Rs 276.2 million. Global IME Bank led trading volume with 738,612 shares.
