On the first trading day of this week, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index witnessed a double-digit decline. On Sunday, the NEPSE index decreased by 10.41 points, settling at 2,643.93.
Today, 318 companies traded 15.72 million shares in 94,813 transactions, with a total turnover of NPR 9.12 billion.
Among the sectors, Development Banks rose by 0.59%, Hydropower by 0.54%, Microfinance by 0.75%, Mutual Funds by 0.48%, and Others by 0.03%. However, the sub-indices of all other sectors decreased.
The Finance sector saw the highest decline, falling by 4.76%. Similarly, Banking fell by 0.89%, Hotels and Tourism by 0.27%, Investment by 0.50%, Life Insurance by 0.61%, Manufacturing and Processing by 1.66%, Non-life Insurance by 0.67%, and Trading by 0.75%.
Shares of Upakar Microfinance Financial Institution Limited and Upper Mailung Khola Hydropower Limited hit positive circuit levels, while shares of four companies hit negative circuit levels.
Shares of Bottlers Nepal (Balaju) Limited, NIC Asia Debenture 082/83, Dolti Power Company Limited, and Janaki Finance Company Limited hit negative circuits.
In terms of turnover, the highest transaction was recorded by Saptakoshi Development Bank Limited, with a turnover of NPR 395.37 million. In terms of the number of shares traded, Nepal Reinsurance Company Limited recorded the highest volume, with 411,627 shares traded.
