The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has shown a positive improvement, increasing by 25.07 points today (Tuesday) to settle at 2,678.17 points. Today, shares from 311 companies were traded 81,738 times, totaling to a transaction value of NPR 10.16 billion, according to NEPSE.
All sector indices increased today, with the finance sector leading at a rise of 5.12%. The banking sector gained 0.93%, development banks saw an increase of 0.71%, and the hotel and tourism sector rose by 1.28%. Additionally, the hydropower sector grew by 0.46%, investment climbed by 0.68%, and life insurance rose by 1.08%. Other sectors also experienced gains: production and processing increased by 0.25%, microfinance by 0.61%, mutual funds by 0.23%, non-life insurance by 1.26%, trading by 1.07%, and other sectors by 1.51%.
In today’s trading, shares of Pure Energy Limited and Shri Investment Finance Company Limited hit positive circuit limits. Conversely, Raw Energy Development Limited experienced the largest decline, with its share price dropping by 6.14%.
In terms of transaction amounts and the number of shares traded, Hydro Electricity Investment and Development Company Limited had the highest trading volume, with promoter shares totaling NPR 584,953,871 from 263,372 shares traded.
