The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 39. 44 points to close at 2, 744. 40 points on Tuesday. 

Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 5. 15  points to close at 468. 26 points.

A total of 10,678,550-unit shares of 338 companies were traded for Rs 1. 56 billion.

Meanwhile, Dhaulagiri Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (DLBS)

was the top gainer today with its price surging by 15. 00 percent.

Likewise,  First Micro Finance Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (FMDBL) was the top loser as their price fell by 12. 40 percent.

At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 68 trillion.