The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index fell by 72.26 points last week, extending the bearish trend from the previous week.
The secondary market opened at 2,922.63 points on Sunday and closed at 2,850.37 points on Thursday. During the week, the index reached a high of 2,923.88 points and a low of 2,826.86 points, marking a volatility of 97.02 points.
On Sunday, the market plunged by 63.73 points to start the week, followed by a recovery of 16.46 points on Monday. However, the index again fell by 41.78 points on Tuesday and 1.94 points on Wednesday. The week ended with a gain of 18.30 points on Thursday.
Among the 13 sub-indices, only the trading group registered a marginal gain of 0.09 percent. The “others” group saw the largest drop at 5.25 percent, followed by development banks with a 4.42 percent decline.
In company-wise performance, Sanvi Energy Limited’s share price dropped by 13.28 percent, while Samaj Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha posted the highest gain of 18.26 percent. Himalayan Reinsurance Limited recorded the largest transaction volume, with shares worth Rs 2.18 billion traded.
Total market turnover fell by 49.02 percent to Rs 49.40 billion, while average daily turnover dropped to Rs 9.88 billion from Rs 19.37 billion the previous week.
Market capitalization declined to Rs 4.757 trillion from Rs 4.876 trillion, causing an investment portfolio loss of Rs 119 billion, compared to Rs 101 billion in losses recorded in the previous week.
