KATHMANDU: The Nepse index has decreased by 59.70 points on Tuesday. With the decline, the index has come down to 2455.33 points.

A total of 131.06 million shares of 208 companies were bought and sold resulting in the transaction of Rs 6.11 billion today.

The indicators of all groups except trade and hotel and tourism groups have decreased.

The index of the life insurance group has decreased by 519 points. Similarly, non-life insurance group has also decreased by 343 points.

Shares of Salt Trading Corporation increased by 9.99 percent while, shares of Chandragiri Hills has increased by 9.89 percent on Tuesday.