The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has shown a significant decline on Monday. The index dropped by 51.37 points, reaching a level of 2,630.91. This represents a decrease of 1.91%.
Shares worth a total of 12,745,777 units from 304 companies were bought and sold 67,648 times. The total transaction value on the NEPSE reached NPR 5.93 billion, equivalent to 593,564,847.
All sub-indices showed a negative trend. The financial sector saw the highest decline, falling by 4.41%, followed by the trading sector with a 3.55% drop. The banking sector decreased by 1.49%, development banks by 2.03%, hotel and tourism by 2.31%, hydropower by 2.36%, investment by 1.56%, and life insurance by 1.82%.
Similarly, the manufacturing and processing sector declined by 1.16%, microfinance by 1.86%, mutual funds by 0.91%, non-life insurance by 1.42%, and other sectors by 1.45%.
In today’s trading, the share price of 227 companies fell, while only 15 companies saw an increase in their share price. The share price of Kuthali Bukhari Small Hydropower Limited hit a positive circuit.
The company that saw the greatest loss today was Janaki Finance Company Limited, with a decline of 9.58% in its share price. In terms of transaction value, NRN Infrastructure and Development Limited had the highest turnover, with shares worth NPR 264.59 million being bought and sold.
Regarding the number of shares traded, Hydroelectricity Investment and Development Company Limited’s promoter shares saw the highest number of transactions, with 614,096 units being traded.
