The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 24. 44 points to close at 1,995.49 points on Wednesday. Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 3. 56 points to close at 378. 37 points. A total of 3,729,976 unit shares of 257 companies were traded for Rs 1. 28 billion.

Meanwhile, Adarsha Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited was the top gainer today with its price surging by 10. 00 percent. Likewise, Bottlers Nepal Limited was the top loser with its price dropped by 9. 61 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 2. 88 trillion.