The NEPSE index rose by double digits on Monday. After declining for the previous two trading sessions, the benchmark index gained 28.73 points to settle at 2,639.37 points. The Sensitive Index increased by 3.71 points, the Float Index by 2.01 points, and the Sensitive Float Index by 1.49 points.
Trading turnover increased by nearly Rs 1.5 billion on Monday. A total of 12.459 million shares of 335 stocks were traded through 84,990 transactions, with a total turnover of Rs 6.47 billion. On Sunday, the total trading volume stood at Rs 5.01 billion.
Shares of six companies—Sagar Distillery, SY Panel Nepal, Shreenagar Agritech Industries, Bandipur Cable Car and Tourism, Ruru Jalbidyut Project, and Barahi Hydropower—were traded at the positive circuit level. The share price of Daramkhola Hydro Energy rose by more than 9.5 percent, while Him Star Urja Company and Narayani Development Bank gained more than 8.5 percent each.
In terms of turnover, Shivam Cements topped the list with shares worth Rs 386.9 million traded. Bandipur Cable Car and Tourism followed with nearly Rs 210 million in transactions, while SY Panel Nepal recorded a turnover of around Rs 175 million.
All 13 sub-indices closed in positive territory on Monday. The Manufacturing and Processing sub-index posted the highest gain, rising by 3.05 percent.
