The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index declined by 1.88 points on Wednesday, November 6, to close at 2,675.51 points.
This follows a slight dip of 0.21 points Tuesday, the first trading day after the Tihar holidays. Before the holiday break, the index had dropped 14.43 points last Wednesday.
Daily turnover, however, exceeded Rs 5.22 billion in Wednesday's trading session, compared to around Rs 4.2 billion in the previous session.
Over 11 million shares were traded across 55,238 transactions on Wednesday.
The Sensitive, Float, and Sensitive Float indices closed in the red, dropping by 0.16 percent, 0.08 percent, and 0.15 percent, respectively.
Narayani Development Bank Limited (NABBC) became the top gainer, hitting the upper circuit limit. Balephi Hydropower Limited (BHL) and Peoples Hydropower Company Limited (PHCL) followed closely, gaining 9.98 percent and 9.92 percent, respectively.
Conversely, Nepal Finance Ltd. (NFS) became the biggest loser of the day, suffering the steepest decline of 8.26 percent. Kutheli Bukhari Small Hydropower Limited (KBSH) also saw a significant drop of 8.23 percent in its share price.
In terms of turnover front, Nepal Finance Ltd. (NFS) led the pack, followed by Peoples Hydropower Company Limited (PHCL) and Samriddhi Finance Company Limited (SFCL).
Of the 13 sub-indices, only five closed in the green. The Mutual Fund Index saw the largest increase of 1.09 percent, while the Non-Life Insurance index experienced the steepest decline of 0.87 percent.