The NEPSE index witnessed a decline of 30.36 points on Tuesday. Continuing the correction phase that began on Monday, NEPSE dropped significantly, reaching 2,846.30 points.
On Tuesday, the Sensitive Index fell by 5.31 points, the Float Index by 2.01 points, and the Sensitive Float Index by 1.61 points.
The total transaction volume for the day stood at NPR 12.94 billion. A total of 263.89 million shares were traded across 318 stocks in 122,336 transactions.
All 13 sub-indices declined on Tuesday, with the Production and Processing sub-index dropping the most by 2.21%. The Finance sub-index fell by more than 2%, while the Banking, Hydropower, Investment, Microfinance, and Non-Life Insurance sub-indices declined by over 1%.
Guardian Micro Life Insurance shares were traded at the positive circuit level, with the stock price increasing by NPR 125.60 to close at NPR 1,382. Additionally, Aatmanirbhar Microfinance’s share price rose by 6.5%, while Universal Power Company’s stock increased by over 5.5%. Meanwhile, Sindhu Development Bank’s share price saw the biggest drop of 10%.
In terms of transaction volume, Himalayan Reinsurance topped the list, with shares worth NPR 1.09 billion traded. Similarly, Nepal Reinsurance saw transactions exceeding NPR 540 million, while Sindhu Development Bank’s shares were traded for over NPR 470 million.
