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Goods worth Rs 20.14 billion were imported from the Mechi Customs Office in Jhapa in the first five months of the current fiscal year.

Information Officer and Customs Officer of the Mechi Customs Office, Ishwar Kumar Humagain, said that the total import of this year's review period was 7.57 percent more compared to the same period of the last fiscal year. In the first five months of the last fiscal, the Mechi Customs Office imported goods worth Rs 18.72 billion.

However, the total export of goods from the Mechi Customs Office has decreased in this period. The total exports stood at Rs 10.71 billion in the review period, which was Rs 11.47 billion in the same period last year.  

Cardamom, tea, plywood, veneer sheet, broom grass, ginger and iron sheet are the major exportable goods from the Mechi Customs Office while petroleum goods, readymade garments, vegetables, auto parts, cement clinker, cosmetics goods, coffee, plastic goods, shoes and some others are the major imported goods.

Likewise, the Office collected slightly more than Rs 6.82 billion in revenue from the exports and imports of goods during the first five months starting from the month of Shrawan, officials shared.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 13. 88 points to close at 2, 581. 21 points on Monday.

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 2. 25 points to close at 446. 01 points.

A total of 9,167,359-unit shares of 345 companies were traded for Rs 1. 46 billion.

Meanwhile, SY Panel Nepal Limited (SYPNL) was the top gainer today with its price surging by 9. 99 percent.

Likewise, Manushi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (MLBS) was the top loser as its price fell by 6. 84 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 33 trillion.

The price of gold reached an all-time high in the domestic market on Monday, setting a new historical record.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Traders, the price of gold has increased by Rs 3, 400 per tola to reach Rs 261, 700 per tola today.

Similarly, the price of silver has increased by Rs 130 and is being traded at Rs 4, 235 per tola.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 19. 92 points to close at 2, 595. 10 points on Sunday. 

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 1. 96 points to close at 448. 26 points.

A total of 11,299,334-unit shares of 345 companies were traded for Rs 1. 47 billion.

Meanwhile, SY Panel Nepal Limited (SYPNL) was the top gainer today with its price surging by 9. 99 percent.

Likewise, Sindhu Bikash Bank Ltd (SINDU) was the top loser as its price fell by 10. 00 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 35 trillion.