NEPSE declines by double digits, trading volume reaches Rs 8.39 billion

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index saw a double-digit decline today, dropping by 11.49 points to settle at 2,688.31.

A total of 305 companies traded 15.85 million shares across 84,280 transactions, amounting to Rs 8.39 billion in turnover.

Sectoral Performance

• Gainers:
  • Finance (+0.80%)
  • Manufacturing & Processing (+0.15%)
  • Microfinance (+0.25%)
  • Trading (+1.39%)
• Losers:
  • Development Bank (-1.35%)
  • Others (-1.30%)
  • Banking (-0.35%)
  • Hotels & Tourism (-0.24%)
  • Hydropower (-0.50%)
  • Investment (-0.39%)
  • Life Insurance (-0.76%)
  • Mutual Funds (-0.34%)
  • Non-Life Insurance (-0.57%)

Top Movers

• Top Gainers:
  • Central Finance Co. Ltd. and Guardian Micro Life Insurance Ltd. hit the upper circuit.
• Top Loser:
  • Saptakoshi Development Bank Ltd. declined the most, dropping 6.52%.
• Highest Turnover:
  • NRN Infrastructure & Development Ltd. led with Rs 311.68 million in trading.
• Most Traded Shares:
  • Arun Valley Hydropower Development Ltd. topped in volume with 476,777 shares changing hands.

The market showed mixed sectoral performance, with selective stocks gaining while the broader index declined.