KATHMANDU: The share market continued its downward trend for the fifth consecutive day on Monday. The decline, which started last week, persisted into the new week without signs of recovery.
On Monday, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index fell by 9.62 points to close at 2,610.76. On the previous trading day (Sunday), NEPSE had already declined by 3.44 points, closing at 2,620.39.
In the previous week, the index had dropped by 14.53 points on Monday, 15.08 points on Tuesday, and 8.14 points on Wednesday. However, on Sunday of last week, NEPSE had seen a slight gain of 3.58 points.
The total transaction volume on Monday stood at Rs 7.63 billion. This is slightly lower than Sunday’s total turnover of Rs 8.95 billion