Nepal, Sept. 30 -- The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index fell below the 2,600-point mark on Wednesday, dropping 4.82 points to close at 2,598.89.

The index had last closed below 2,600 points on September 14 but recovered in subsequent trading sessions.

The Sensitive Index fell 2.02 points, while the Float Index and Sensitive Float Index declined 0.43 points and 0.65 points, respectively.

Despite the decline, turnover increased by Rs 11 crore compared with Tuesday. A total of 12.65 million shares of 352 companies changed hands in 47,900 transactions, generating a turnover of Rs 4.765 billion. Turnover stood at Rs 4.65 billion on Tuesday.

Shares of Sindhu Bikash Bank gained the most, rising 14.37 percent. Shares of Sayapatri Hydropowe...