The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 35. 37 points to close at 2,150.99 points on Wednesday. Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 9. 76 points to close at 402. 75 points. A total of 13,342,996-unit shares of 280 companies were traded for Rs 5. 97 billion.

Meanwhile, Himalayan Life Insurance Limited and BPW Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited were the top gainers today with their price surging by 10. 00 percent. Likewise, Ingwa Hydropower Limited was the top loser with its price dropped by 6. 64 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 3. 15 trillion.