NEPSE drops 15.64 points amid mixed sector performance

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index fell by 15.64 points today, closing at 2,726.33.

A total of 326 companies traded 11,345,994 shares across 68,594 transactions, with a total turnover of Rs 472.8 crore.

Among sectoral performance, mutual funds and the trading group were the only gainers, rising by 0.22% and 0.07% respectively, while all other sectors saw declines.

Key sector losses included:

• Banking: -0.55%

• Development Banks: -0.85%

• Finance: -0.76%

• Hotels & Tourism: -0.93%

• Hydropower: -0.93%

• Investment: -0.54%

• Life Insurance: -0.56%

• Manufacturing & Processing: -0.40%

• Microfinance: -0.69%

• Non-life Insurance: -0.39%

• Others: -0.27%

Himalstar Energy Company Limited hit the positive circuit limit today, while Liberty Energy Company Limited recorded the largest drop, down 9.99%.

Based on turnover, Union Hydropower Limited led trading with Rs 33.80 crore, while Liberty Energy Company Limited saw the highest trading volume with 1,211,066 shares exchanged.