KATHMANDU, June 30: Nepal's stock market slipped to its lowest level in six months on Tuesday, with the benchmark NEPSE index falling 24.63 points to close at 2,608.33, extending its losing streak to seven consecutive trading sessions.
The index has now returned to levels last seen on December 24, 2025, when it stood at 2,585 points. All sectoral indices ended in the red, with the trading sector posting the steepest decline of 1.74 percent.
Stocks end in green after four straight losing sessions
Share prices of 235 listed companies fell during the session. Taksar Pikhuwa Khola Hydropower recorded the biggest loss, plunging 14.03 percent, followed by Yambaling Hydropower, which dropped 8.23 percent.
Total turnover stood at Rs 3.25 billion. Siddhartha Bank led trading activity with shares worth Rs 133.9 million changing hands, followed by Taksar Pikhuwa Khola Hydropower at Rs 113.2 million.
Meanwhile, shares of 35 companies gained, with Snow Rivers hitting the positive circuit limit, while the share prices of five companies remained unchanged.