The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has seen a significant decline. On Sunday, the NEPSE index dropped by 45.93 points, settling at 2,689 points, marking a decrease of 1.67%.
Today, 321 companies saw 17,392,244 shares bought and sold 81,404 times, resulting in a total transaction worth 7.47 billion Nepali rupees. In today’s transactions, the share prices of 214 companies declined, and the sub-index for all groups fell.
The highest drop was observed in the Life Insurance sector, which decreased by 3.07%, and the Trading sector, which fell by 2.13%. The Banking sector decreased by 1.86%, the Development Bank sector by 0.4%, the Finance sector by 1.84%, the Hotel and Tourism sector by 1.84%, the Hydropower sector by 1.98%, and the Investment sector by 1.33%.
Similarly, the Production and Processing sector decreased by 1.34%, the Microfinance sector by 1.50%, the Mutual Fund sector by 0.59%, the Non-life Insurance sector by 0.83%, and the Other sector by 0.81%, according to NEPSE.
Three companies saw a negative circuit today. The share prices of Manushi Microfinance Financial Institution Limited, Life Insurance Corporation (Nepal) Limited, and Joshi Hydropower Development Company Limited decreased by 10%. The share price of Khani Khola Hydropower Company Limited saw the highest increase, rising by 9.98%.
In terms of transaction value, the highest turnover was in NRN Infrastructure and Development Limited, with a transaction amounting to 326.46 million Nepali rupees.
In terms of the number of shares traded, Laxmi Unnati Kosh saw the highest volume, with 200,051 shares bought and sold.