KATHMANDU: The second day of the trading week –Monday — saw the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunge by nearly 70 points.

NEPSE decreased by 69.77 points and closed at 2521.65 points today. The NEPSE had risen by 71.20 point to reach 2,591.42 points on Sunday.

However, the transaction amount has increased Monday. The turnover amount has reached to Rs 5.60 billion today. It was Rs 5.17 billion on Sunday.