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The price of gold has increased by Rs 300 per tola in the domestic market on Monday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 106, 300 per tola today. The gold was traded at Rs 106, 000 per tola on Sunday. Meanwhile, tejabi gold is being traded at Rs 105, 800 per tola. Similarly, the price of silver has remained unchanged and is being traded at Rs 1,365 per tola today.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 14. 68 points to close at 2, 168. 53 points on Sunday. Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 2. 83 points to close at 410. 31 points. A total of 8,276,751 unit shares of 267 companies were traded for Rs 3. 01 billion. Meanwhile, Lumbini General Insurance Co. Ltd and Barahi Hydropower Public Limited were the top gainers today with their price surging by 10. 00 percent. Likewise, Sambriddhi Finance Company Limited was the top loser with its price dropped by 6. 09 percent. At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 3. 12 trillion.

The price of gold has increased by Rs 200 per tola in the domestic market on Sunday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 106, 000 per tola today. The gold was traded at Rs 105, 800 per tola on Friday. Meanwhile, tejabi gold is being traded at Rs 105, 500 per tola. Similarly, the price of silver has increased by Rs 15 and is being traded at Rs 1,365 per tola today.

The Public Procurement Monitoring Office (PPMO) has black listed 12 various companies. The PPMO stated in a notice that construction and supplier companies have been blacklisted from one year to three years on the recommendation of various bodies. Those companies included in the black list are the Universal Multi Services Pvt Ltd, Shankhamul, Kathmandu with Gopal Dhakal as the main person; the Swargadwari Mahaprabhu Builders Pvt Ltd, Bhingri, Pyuthan with Kumar Bhandari as the main person; the Shree Sukrin Construction Service, Ghorahi, Dang with Krishna Bahadur Khadka as the main person; and the Shree SD Construction Janakpurdham, Dhanusha with Niraj Kumar Mishra as the main person. Similarly, the PPMO has blacklisted the Rastra Nirman Sewa, Bhageshwar Rural Municipality, Dadeldhura with  Jagat Bahadur Jora as the main person; the Muktinath Builders and Company Pvt Ltd, Tokha,  Dhapasi with Janardan Dhital as the main person; the Laxmi Nirman Sewa, Chhatradev, Arghakhanchi with Ram Bahadur Rana as the main person; the Jaleshwar Construction Service, Nilkantha, Dhading with Prakash Koirala as the main person; the DV Ghimire Construction, Ichhakamana, Kurintar with Madhav Bahadur Ghimire as the main person; and Anjana Construction Service, Bharatpur, Chitwan with Pushkar Prasad as the main person. Also blacklisted by the PPMO are the Dilli Trading Birgunj, Parsa with Rani Kumari Rauniyar as the main person and the B Management Pvt Ltd, Naya Bazaar, Pokhara with Shivahari Pudasaini as the main person. The blacklisted companies are barred from participating in any procurement activities of the public bodies during the designated time period, the PPMO said. The Rastra Nirman Sewa, Bhageshwar Rural Municipality, Dadeldhura with Jagat Bahadur Jora as the main person has been blacklisted for three years and the remaining construction and supplier companies have been blacklisted for one year.