The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index registered a decline of 10.10 points, equivalent to 0.54%, compared to the previous day’s closing, settling at 1,837.71 points. The index had experienced a loss of 3.42 points in the trading session immediately preceding this.
The trading day commenced with the index opening at 1849.01, reaching an intraday low of 1,833.02, and achieving an intraday high of 1,857.35.
Throughout today’s trading activities, 292 different stocks were traded in 38,584 transactions. The volume of shares traded amounted to 4,698,682, resulting in a total turnover of Rs. 1.54 Arba. The market capitalization stood at Rs. 28.33 Kharba, with a float market capitalization of Rs. 9.88 Kharba.
Mountain Energy Nepal Limited (MEN) led in turnover, reaching Rs. 36.29 crores, and closed at a market price of Rs. 434.90.
Similarly, Singati Hydro Energy Limited (SHEL) exhibited the highest gain of 10%, followed by Civil Bank Debenture 2088 (CBLD88) with a gain of 7.36%.
Conversely, Bishal Bazar Company Limited (BBC) experienced the highest loss of 9.53% during today’s trading.
In terms of sector indices, all sector indices, except the “Life Insurance Index,” concluded in negative territory. The Manufacturing and Processing Index recorded the most significant loss at 2.57%. Meanwhile, the Life Insurance Index gained the highest, increasing by 0.16 percent.
