The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index, which had been continuously declining for the past five trading days, showed a slight recovery on Tuesday. On this day, the NEPSE index increased by 6.54 points, reaching 2,683.86.
A total of 13.96 million shares from 299 companies were traded 72,094 times, resulting in a total transaction value of NPR 7.24 billion.
The Development Bank sector rose by 2.37%, Hydropower by 1.57%, Investment by 0.48%, Manufacturing and Processing by 0.01%, and Mutual Funds by 0.52%. However, all other sector indices declined.
The Banking sector fell by 0.20%, Finance by 0.29%, Hotels and Tourism by 0.47%, Life Insurance by 0.08%, Microfinance by 0.04%, Non-life Insurance by 0.43%, Trading by 1.05%, and Other sectors by 0.01%.
Shares of Sikles Hydropower Limited, Bhagwati Hydropower Development Company Limited, and Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Company Limited hit the positive circuit limit today. In contrast, the shares of Bhugol Energy Development Company Limited hit the negative circuit limit.
In terms of transaction volume, the highest trading value was recorded by CEDB Holdings Limited, with NPR 3.68 billion in transactions. However, in terms of the number of shares traded, NIC Asia Growth Fund topped the list, with 712,100 shares bought and sold.
