Kathmandu, 7 January: The NEPSE index fell another 5.06 points at the end of a five-day trading period on Friday in the first week of the new year. Trading opened at 487.26 points Monday and fell to 482.20 points at the close on Friday. The recent riots in the city which affected the trade industry badly has been blamed for the fall. Altogether 28,940 shares of 36 listed companies valued at Rs.26.22 million exchanged hands, as the number of share transactions increased from 484 to 531 as compared to the previous week.

Commercial bank shares were in high demand again, amounting to 86.76 percent of total transactions.