Kathmandu, April 22 -- The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index closed in the red on Tuesday, weighed down by broad-based losses across key sectors, including banking, development banks, and investment companies.

The Nepse declined by 9.96 points, or 0.36 percent, to close at 2,688.32. The Sensitive Index slipped by 3.91 points or 0.85 percent to settle at 451.89. The Float Index fell by 0.47 percent, while the Sensitive Float Index dropped 0.84 percent.

Market turnover stood at Rs8.32 billion, with a total of 22,555,713 shares traded during the session. Out of the traded stocks, 86 advanced, 160 declined, and one remained unchanged, indicating a largely negative market breadth.

Among the sectoral indices, the Investment Index was the wo...