Nepal, May 15 -- Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) slid marginally by 8.41 points to close at 2,611.85 points on Thursday.

The secondary market opened at 2,620.27 points and reached the day's high at 2,628.55 points in the first one hour. The market remained stable almost for the next one hour before it went downhill to hit as low as 2,606.09 points in the last half an hour. The market recovered around five points in the remaining period before it closed for the day.

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