Nepse slips below 2,600 as selling pressure broadens

Benchmark index falls 1.17 percent as all 13 sectoral indices decline, while average daily turnover drops 26.47 percent from the previous week.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell 30.66 points, or 1.17 percent, this week to 2,599.15, slipping below the psychologically important 2,600 mark as selling pressure persisted across the market. The index had closed at 2,629.81 the previous week.