KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has lost 6.59 points to close at 1,897.86 points on Tuesday.

Similarly, the sensitive index fell 1.33 points to close at 373.71 points.

A total of 2,745,109 units of shares of 229 companies were traded for Rs 1.023 billion.

All sub-indices closed red today, except for Banking, Non Life Insurance and Trading.

Meanwhile, Citizens Mutual Fund-1 was the top gainer today with its prices surging by 4.58 percent.

Taragaon Regency Hotel Limited was the top looser as it fell by 8.56 percent.

In the market today, shares of 43 companies advanced while shares of 134 companies fell as the shares of nine companies remain unchanged.