KATHMANDU, July 8 -- Nepse benchmark index falls 10 points

Stocks began Wednesday's trading on a negative note as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index dropped 17 points in the morning before pulling back in the positive territory.

However, the market failed to sustain its quick recovery. Another wave of selling pressure pulled the stock market back to red territory by the mid-day trading. Following a steady decline to the end, Nepse benchmark index fell 10.13 points to close the trading day at 1326.53 points.

Although the Nepse index ended the trading on a lower note, the total turnover of the bourse crossed Rs 1 billion mark.

Majority of the sectors ended in the negative zone except Trading and Mutual Fund index. Both the sub-index w...