The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 17. 56 points to close at 1,958.72 points on Tuesday.
Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 3. 66 points to close at 374. 39 points.
A total of 3,965,917-unit shares of 281 companies were traded for Rs 1. 19 billion.
Meanwhile, Samata Gharelu Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited was the top gainer today with its price surging by 7. 91 percent.
At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 2. 98 trillion.