KATHMANDU: On the first trading day of the week (Sunday), the NEPSE index fell by 71.05 points, a decline of 2.40% compared to the previous trading day, closing at 2,879.11.

The Sensitive Index also dropped by 12.96 points to settle at 489.48, marking a 2.57% decrease. Similarly, the Float Index declined by 2.62%, while the Sensitive Float Index fell by 2.68%.

A total of 333 companies were traded through 196,158 transactions, with 35,248,397 shares bought and sold, generating a total turnover of Rs. 15.03 billion. Market performance remained largely negative, with only 10 companies posting gains while 255 declined and one remained unchanged—Siddhartha Premier Insurance Company.

All 13 sector indices closed in the red. The commercial banking sector fell by 2.78%, development banks by 2.89%, finance by 3.38%, hotels and tourism by 2.25%, hydropower by 2.21%, and investment by 2.89%. Similarly, life insurance declined by 2.20%, manufacturing and processing by 1.07%, microfinance by 2.11%, mutual funds by 0.28%, non-life insurance by 2.23%, others by 2.52%, and trading by 3.01%.

Despite the overall downturn, three companies—Reliance Spinning Mills, Super Khudi Hydropower Limited, and Ridgeline Energy Limited—hit the positive circuit limit, gaining 10% each. Meanwhile, investors in Unique Nepal Microfinance Financial Institution Limited suffered the highest loss of 6.17%.

In terms of turnover, Radhi Bidyut Company Limited recorded the highest with Rs. 711.17 million worth of transactions. It also led in trading volume, with 1,876,921 shares exchanged, closing at Rs. 377 per share.