KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange Nepse (NEPSE) index fell by 20.75 points, or 0.77 percent, on Tuesday to close at 2,642.15, with the market under pressure throughout the session as most listed companies ended lower.

Total turnover reached Rs8.36 billion with 20.55 million shares traded. Of the traded stocks, 214 declined, 42 advanced and six remained unchanged.

Most sub-indices lost ground, led by Finance, down 2.11 percent to 2,418.23. Hydropower fell 1.63 percent to 3,498.17 and Hotels and Tourism slipped 1.19 percent to 7,159.34.

Development Bank dropped 1.18 percent, Life Insurance 0.78 percent and Non-Life Insurance 0.75 percent, while Manufacturing and Processing edged down 0.73 percent.

Banking declined 0.45 percent, Microfinance 0.50 percent, Investment 0.48 percent and Others 0.58 percent.

Only Trading rose 0.22 percent and Mutual Fund gained 0.48 percent.