KATHMANDU, Dec. 2 -- Stocks remained mostly unchanged in the beginning trading hour of Sunday's session. After a small dip in the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index in the afternoon, the benchmark index pared its losses in the latter trading hours. Eventually, Nepse ended the day with a meager gain of 0.07 points at 1,112.85 points on the first trading day of the week.

The stock market lacks any charm at the current juncture amid absence of major news or events in the financial and economic fronts. The first quarter reports of commercial banks and other sectors also failed to make any significant impact in the secondary market. Hence, investors have maintained a cautious stance and refrained from trading actively as the outlook is yet to...