Banking News – The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) declined by 4.64 points on Tuesday, but investors in five companies and mutual funds posted the highest gains of the trading session.

Among the 342 listed companies traded during the day, 98 companies recorded gains in their share prices.

Everest Color Limited emerged as the top gainer, with its share price surging by 15 percent. It was followed by Laxmi Unnati Fund, which gained 9.10 percent, Garima Samriddhi Yojana with a 5.98 percent increase, Yambaling Hydropower with a 4.39 percent rise, and Citizens Super 30 Mutual Fund, which advanced 3.81 percent.

On the losing side, Kutheli Bukhari Small Hydropower recorded the highest decline, with its share price falling 6.07 percent. Siddhartha Equity Fund was the second-biggest loser of the day, dropping 5.87 percent.