On the first trading day of this week, Sunday, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has declined. This day, the index dropped by 9.99 points, settling at 2,738.06 points.
This day, shares of 314 companies totaling 16,767,168 units were bought and sold 82,602 times, amounting to a total transaction value of 8.83 billion Nepali rupees.
The trading groups that saw an increase today include the “Trading” group, which rose by 0.07%, the “Development Bank” group by 4.52%, and the “Hotel and Tourism” group by 0.30%. However, all other groups saw a decline in their sub-indices. The biggest drop was seen in the “Finance” group, which fell by 2.96%.
The groups that saw a decrease are: Banking by 1.47%, Hydropower by 1.14%, Investment by 1.15%, Life Insurance by 1.35%, Manufacturing and Processing by 0.57%, Microfinance by 0.92%, Mutual Funds by 0.23%, Non-Life Insurance by 0.01%, and Others by 1.35%.
Five companies saw a positive circuit today. These companies are Vishal Bazar Company Limited, Corporate Development Bank Limited, Sindhu Development Bank Limited, Green Development Bank Limited, and Saptakoshi Development Bank Limited. On the other hand, Janaki Finance Company Limited saw a negative circuit.
In terms of transaction value, Excel Development Bank Limited had the highest turnover today, with transactions worth 343.149 million Nepali rupees.
Similarly, based on the number of shares traded, the company with the highest volume of shares bought and sold was Ngadi Group Power Limited, with 508,341 shares traded.
