The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 10. 98 points to close at 2, 677. 32 points on Monday.

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 1. 56 points to close at 450. 65 points.

A total of 14,443,765-unit shares of 322 companies were traded for Rs 6. 96 billion.

Meanwhile, Nyadi Hydropower Limited (NYADI) and Guardian Micro Life Insurance Limited (GMLI) were the top gainers today with their price surging by 10. 00 percent.

Likewise, Bottlers Nepal (Balaju) Limited (BNL) and Upakar Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (ULBSL) were the top losers as their price fell by 10. 00 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 44 trillion.