The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index, which claimed for the last two trading days, fell by 14.43 points on Wednesday, October 30, to close at 2,677.62 points.
This drop follows a rise of 74.1 points after a three-day decline.
Wednesday marked the final trading day before the Tihar holidays.
Daily turnover stood at around Rs 5.95 billion, compared to Rs 6.12 billion the previous day.
Over 12 million shares traded across 59,698 transactions in Wednesday’s trading session.
The Sensitive, Float, and Sensitive Float indices closed in the red, dropping by 0.51 percent, 0.61 percent, and 0.56 percent, respectively.
Gurans Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (GLBSL) and Mid Solu Hydropower Limited (MSHL) became the top gainers, each hitting the upper circuit limit. Upper Syange Hydropower Limited (USHL) and Kutheli Bukhari Small Hydropower Limited (KBSH) followed them closely, gaining 9.99 percent and 9.98 percent, respectively.
Conversely, Janaki Finance Company Limited (JFL) became the biggest loser, with its share price dropping by 4.90 percent.
On the turnover front, CEDB Hydropower Development Company Limited (CHDC) led the turnover front, followed by Sanima GIC Insurance Limited (SGIC).
Of the 13 sub-indices, only three ended in green, with the Hotels and Tourism Index rising the most by 2.52 percent, while the Investment Index saw the steepest decline of 1.41 percent.
