Nepal, Sept. 24 -- Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Wednesday plunged 27.89 points to close at 2,654.35 points after investors looked for booking profits out of the gains from the past two-day surge.

In the past two days, the secondary market escalated by over 170 points. On Wednesday, the market opened at 2,682.25 points and reached the day's high at 2,689.67 points in the first four minutes. However, it had a sharp fall of 28 points in the next 16 minutes. The market hit the day's low at 2,645.73 points in the last eight minutes, while the market recovered around nine points in the remaining period before it closed for the day.

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