KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has lost 2.57 points to close at 1,956.36 points on Tuesday.

Similarly, the sensitive index fell 1.12 points to close at 384.21 points.

A total of 2,773,737 units of shares of 226 companies were traded for Rs 1.053 billion.

Only four sub-indices closed green as the rest out of total 13 closed red.

Meanwhile,  Life Insurance Corporation Nepal Limited was the top gainer today with its prices surging by 4.22 percent.

Kalika Microcredit Development Bank Limited was the top looser as it fell by 5.77 percent.