KATHMANDU, AUG 03 -
NEPSE lost 0.77 point on Tuesday continuing a downturn for the second consecutive day. The benchmark index, which had avoided the red zone on Sunday, dropped to 460 points.

Although the number of sub-indices that gained exceeded the number of those that lost, the stock market continued to go downhill. The sub-indices of development banks and finance companies dipped 5.77 points and 0.23 point respectively.

Meanwhile, the others, hydropower company, commercial bank and insurance company groups posted growths of 2.35 points, 1.2 points, 1.09 points and 0.94 point respectively.

Shares of Nerude Laghubitta Bikas Bank posted the highest gain of Rs. 32 per share while shares of Gurkha Development Bank lost the most shedding Rs. 45 per share.

The secondary market witnessed gain in the share prices of 26 companies while 32 companies lost on their share prices. Share prices of 11 companies remained unchanged.

Posted on: 2010-08-04 07:36

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