Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) snapped its three-day gaining streak on Tuesday, falling sharply by 39.44 points, a day after the government unveiled its policy and program for the upcoming fiscal year 2026/27. The benchmark index closed at 2,744.40 points.
The index started its decline after it hit an intraday high just minutes into trading and remained in the negative territory throughout the session.
Investor sentiment remained weak as 251 stocks declined, 13 advanced, and five remained unchanged. Despite the index’s decline, daily turnover improved to Rs 4.66 billion, with 10.67 million units traded through 62,512 transactions.
Among individual stocks, Dhaulagiri Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha was the biggest gainer of the session as its unit price hit the 15% positive circuit. On the other hand, First Microfinance Bittiya Sanstha Ltd logged the biggest loss of 12.4%. National Hydropower Company Ltd topped the turnover chart with Rs 189.94 million worth of shares traded. Reliance Spinning Mills Ltd and Ridi Power Company Ltd were next with turnovers of Rs 180.95 million and Rs 173.09 million, respectively.
Except for the Mutual Fund sub-index, which posted a marginal 0.19% gain, all trading groups posted losses during the session. The biggest loss came from the Trading sub-index, which came down by 2.33%. Hydropower and Finance sub-indices were next with losses of 2.22% and 2.03%, respectively.
