KATHMANDU, June 16 -- Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) on Wednesday fell by a double digit of 52.41 points in the aftermath of the Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) issuing a caution notice.

Sebon on Tuesday made public a list of 51 listed companies that the regulator has considered for study citing the shares of these companies as high risks for investment. "Investors are needed to make decisions based on their capacity to assume risks along with carrying out the financial assessment and related indicators of the companies concerned," Sebon stated in its public notice.

Sebon, as the regulator, has been facing criticism for its weak monitoring of the transactions in the secondary market. The country's only stock exchange is gaining an unnat...