Kathmandu, Jan. 12 -- The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) fell by 5.54 points on Monday, reversing the previous session's gains, even as total trading turnover increased.

The benchmark index closed at 2,635 points, down 0.20 per cent from Thursday's close of 2,640.54 points. The market had remained closed on Sunday due to a public holiday, and the index failed to sustain last week's modest rise when trading resumed on Monday.

Market data show that out of all traded companies, share prices of 75 increased, 178 declined, and seven remained unchanged. With decliners significantly outnumbering gainers, the overall index closed lower by more than five points.

A total of 12,009,744 shares were traded through 78,808 transactions, generating a tu...