April 18: Since investors are in wait and watch mood, the NEPSE Index has not seen any move-fall or rise- for the past few days.  Investors are not willing to sell their equities at cheap prices. Neither are they eager to buy shares at such prices. 

“The NEPSE Index will gain momentum only after the third quarter report of the listed companies is out,” said an active share investor. 

The NEPSE Index shed 3.07 points and closed at 1,904.98 on Tuesday. The NEPSE index had lost 23.64 points yesterday. 

A total of 266 scrips traded hands via 24,429 transactions. A total of 2,975,920 shares exchanged hands worth Rs. 87.04 Crores in turnover amount. This is lower than the last trading day's turnover of Rs. 92 crores.

Prabhu Bank Limited Promoter Share (PRVUPO) shares traded the most and had the highest turnover of Rs. 5.26 crores closing at a market price of Rs. 102 per share.

 Kalinchowk Darshan Limited (KDL) gained the highest 10% and hit the positive circuit for the day. 
Conversely, Khaptad Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (KLBS) lost the highest 5.05% today.

Only three sector indices closed in the green zone.  "Hotel and Tourism" gained the highest 1.17%, while "Manufacturing and processing" lost the highest 1.12% on Tuesday. 

On the third trading day of the week, Sensitive Index and Float Index lost 0.17 points and 0.18 points respectively, while Sensitive Float Index remained stable.