On Monday, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) rose by 19.97 points, closing at 2,758.04 points.
The secondary market began the day at 2,738.06 points and quickly surged to a high of 2,773.47 points within the first 35 minutes of trading. However, the index then dropped by about 10 points and experienced minor fluctuations for nearly three hours. In the final six minutes of trading, the market dipped to 2,747.21 points before recovering approximately 11 points to close the day.
The sensitive index, which tracks the performance of ‘A’ class companies, fell by 1.50 points. On a positive note, the daily turnover increased to Rs 10.54 billion, up from Rs 8.83 billion on Sunday.
Four sectors, including development banks, finance, banking, and others, posted losses, with development banks seeing the largest drop of 105.81 points in their index. On the other hand, the trading sector saw the highest gain, adding 447.74 points, followed by hotels and tourism (345.32 points) and life insurance (255.76 points).
Among individual companies, 126 saw their market values increase, while 111 experienced losses. Nepal Finance Ltd recorded the highest turnover, with shares worth Rs 594.75 million being traded.
Taragaon Regency Hotel, Bishal Bazar Company, and Khanikhola Hydropower Co Ltd were the top gainers, while Nepal Finance Ltd, with an 8.72 percent decline in its market price, posted the largest loss.
