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NEPSE Index Gains 1.14% Following Monetary Policy Review

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index rose by 1.14%, or 23.94 points, closing at 2,115.94 points today. This follows a gain of 27.54 points in the previous trading session. The recent upward trend in the NEPSE index is attributed to the positive impact of the monetary policy review concluded last Friday for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2080/81.

Since the policy review, the NEPSE index has surged by approximately 97.17 points, climbing from 2,018.76 to 2,115.94 over three days. The Banking, Development Bank, and Life Insurance sectors have shown the most significant gains during this period.

Today’s trading session began with the index opening at 2,095.57, reaching an intraday low of 2,081.07. The index then peaked at 2,118.34 before settling at 2,115.94 by the close of trading.

The trading environment was robust, with 317 stocks exchanged across 73,667 transactions. The volume of shares traded was 13,241,217, resulting in a total turnover of Rs. 5.20 Arba. The market capitalization stood at Rs. 33.55 Kharba, with a float market capitalization of Rs. 11.43 Kharba.

Pokhara Finance Limited (PFL) emerged as the highlight of the day, achieving a turnover of Rs. 24.64 Crore and closing at a market price of Rs. 711.00.

Additionally, three companies hit the positive circuit today.

Conversely, Shine Resunga Development Bank Ltd. (SHINE) experienced a decline, losing 4.28% to close at Rs. 400.10.

In sector indices, the “Finance Index” saw the highest gain at 3.55%, while the “Trading Index” experienced the largest decline at 0.53%.

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