Nepal, April 25 -- The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) last week declined 49.70 points (1.75 percent) after the government grilled a number of big investors of the secondary market who are accused of embezzling people's money.

With a decline of 13.17 points, the secondary market opened for trading at a negative note on Monday. On the following three consecutive days, the index dropped 17.91 points, 2.95 points and 17.01 points, respectively. The market recorded a modest gain of 1.54 percent on Friday, closing for the week's trading.

The manufacturing and processing sector by adding 16.88 points, was the single gainer. Life insurance declined by 229.94 points and was the largest loser. Percentage-wise, others' index plunged by the highest ...