KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) experienced a minor setback as the NEPSE index saw a slight decline of 0.4 points on Tuesday, closing at 2098.29 points.

During the trading session, a total of 1 crore 18 lakh 1 thousand 360 shares from 310 companies were exchanged, resulting in a turnover of 4 billion 29 crore 45 lakh 66 thousand 751 rupees.

Among the actively traded companies, 103 witnessed an increase in their share prices, while the share prices of 137 companies registered a decline.

Additionally, 8 companies remained stable amid the market fluctuations.