KATHMANDU: On the first trading day of the week today (Sunday), the NEPSE index declined by 27.59 points.

All sector indices traded on NEPSE closed in the red. Compared to the previous trading day, NEPSE fell by 1.04 percent and settled at 2,614.55 points.

The Sensitive Index also declined by 3.27 points to close at 449.39, marking a 0.72 percent decrease from the previous session.

On Sunday, shares of 324 companies were traded 72,104 times, with a total of 15,989,430 shares changing hands. The total turnover amounted to Rs 6,69,97,21,204 (approximately Rs 6.69 billion).

All 13 sector groups that were traded ended in negative territory. The commercial banks index declined by 0.52 percent, development banks by 1.41 percent, finance by 0.56 percent, hotels and tourism by 1.09 percent, hydropower by 1.81 percent, investment by 0.49 percent, life insurance by 0.73 percent, manufacturing and processing by 1.02 percent, and microfinance by 0.48 percent.

Similarly, mutual funds fell by 0.22 percent, non-life insurance by 0.42 percent, the others group by 0.85 percent, and the trading group recorded the sharpest decline of 3.59 percent.

Out of the companies traded, only 34 recorded gains in share price, while 220 companies saw their share prices decline and seven companies remained unchanged.

Amid fluctuations throughout the trading day, Salapa Development Bank Limited hit a positive circuit, meaning its share price rose by the maximum 10 percent allowed in a single trading session. Its final traded price stood at Rs 399.

In contrast, the share price of Buddha Bhumi Nepal Hydropower Company Limited declined by 8.92 percent, with its last traded price settling at Rs 430.

Ankhu Khola Hydropower Company Limited recorded the highest turnover of the day, with transactions worth Rs 63,42,40,101 (approximately Rs 634.24 million). Its final share price closed at Rs 342 per share.