The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index plunged by 38.42 points to close at 2,776.65 points on Wednesday.
Similarly, the sensitive index fell 6.60 points to reach 518.34 points.
A total of 9,358,700 units of shares of 233 companies were traded for Rs 4.31billion.
In today’s market, all sub-indices saw red with Life Insurance leading the way with a decline 277.65 points followed by Non-Life Insurance with 142.54 points.
At the end of the day, total market capitalisation stood at Rs 3.92 trillion.
Meanwhile, Wean Nepal Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited was the top gainer for today, with its price surging by 10.00 percent. Pokhara Finance Limited was the top loser as its price fell by 5.59 percent.