Kathmandu, Jan. 27 -- Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) last week shed 1.26 points to close at 1,172.78 points, as investors became dismayed by the ongoing problems with the automated trading software and the government's decision to make Permanent Account Number mandatory for all investors.

With the market index falling, the average daily turnover also fell to Rs324.26 million from Rs370.40 million in the previous week.

The secondary market that opened at 1,187.76 points on Sunday, slid 8.84 points to close at 1,178.92 points. The market continued its slide on Monday, losing 10.86 points before bouncing back 0.77 points and 4.15 points on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. The market, however, fell slightly by 0.2 points on Thursday.

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