The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index recorded a decrease of 8.71 points, equivalent to 0.42%, from the previous day’s closing, settling at 2,049.28 points. In contrast, the trading session prior to this reported a gain of 27.90 points for the index. The market opened today with the index starting at 2058.57, reaching an intraday low of 2,046.05, and hitting an intraday high of 2,072.08. Throughout today’s trading activities, a total of 303 different stocks were traded in 108,403 transactions. The traded shares amounted to 16,052,101, generating a total turnover of Rs. 5.58 Arba. The market capitalization was reported at Rs. 31.83 Kharba, with a float market capitalization of Rs. 11.00 Kharba. Sonapur Minerals And Oil Limited (SONA) emerged with the highest turnover, reaching Rs. 33.45 crores, and closed at a market price of Rs. 508. Among today’s notable performers, Kalika Power Company Ltd (KPCL) and Singati Hydro Energy Limited (SHEL) experienced the highest gains, both at 10%. Following closely were Nepal Warehousing Company Limited (NWCL) at 9.99% and Muktinath Krishi Company Limited (MKCL) at 9.98%. Conversely, Siddhartha Premier Insurance Limited (SPIL) faced the highest loss of 6.56%. Regarding sector indices, only four sectors closed positively today. The “Trading Index” saw the most significant gain of 2.34%, while the “Others Index” experienced a loss of 3.70%.