Kathmandu, June 27 : The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index has shed 2.78 points to close at 1,258.9 points on Wednesday.
Its turnover remained relatively low as Rs 57 million worth of shares changed hands on the day. Most of the traded sectors also registered losses during the transactions.
Hydropower sub-index went down by 0.48 percent followed by Banking sub-index which closed the day 0.28 percent lower. Microfinance, Manufacturing & Processing, Life Insurance, Non-Life Insurance, Finance and Development Bank sectors also declined marginally. On the other hand, gains came from mainly from trading stocks. The group’s sub-index climbed up by 1 percent, while Mutual Fund, ‘Others’ and Hotels sub-indices posted marginal gains.