Nepal, April 23 -- Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Thursday declined 17.01 points to close at 2,804.17 points.

The secondary market opened at 2,804.17 points and spiked the day's high at 2,817.09 points in the first four minutes. However, the market entered a straight decline and fell to a low of 2,783.96 points over the next 25 minutes. While undergoing a wide range of volatility, the index hit the day's low at 2,780.3 points in the last three minutes. The market recovered around seven points in the remaining period before it closed for the day.

This is the fourth day in the row that the market went to a downfall. This week, the market shed a total of 51 points.

In the intraday trading on Thursday, three sectors including manufacturin...