KATHMANDU: Thursday's Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index closed at 2,486.76, down 32.81 points (1.30%) from the previous session's gain of 58.93 points. Throughout the day, the index changed, opening at 2,519.04, falling as low as 2,479.65, and momentarily rising to 2,541.69 before closing.

A total of 13,691,596 shares were traded throughout the trading day, involving the exchange of 322 stocks through 65,258 transactions. The total amount of revenue was Rs. 4.84 billion.

The float market capitalization was Rs. 1.39 trillion at the close of the session, while the overall market capitalization was Rs. 3.95 trillion.