After a week-long downturn, Nepal’s stock market showed signs of recovery today (Monday), closing in positive territory.
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index increased by 26.10 points, reaching 2,640.78.
A total of 97,39,738 shares from 326 companies were traded 58,235 times, amounting to a total turnover of NPR 4.48 billion.
All sectoral indices closed in the green, with the finance sector leading the gains at 3.52%.
Other sectoral increases include:
- Banking: 0.71%
- Development Bank: 0.71%
- Hotel & Tourism: 1.03%
- Hydropower: 0.95%
- Investment: 0.83%
- Life Insurance: 1.46%
- Manufacturing & Processing: 0.78%
- Microfinance: 0.79%
- Mutual Fund: 0.44%
- Non-life Insurance: 0.65%
- Trading: 1.06%
- Others: 1.50%
Top Gainers & Losers
- Biggest Gainer: Guardian Micro Life Insurance (+9.51%)
- Biggest Loser: Upper Hewakhola Hydropower (-4.26%)
Most Active Stocks
- Highest Turnover: Himalayan Re-Insurance Ltd. (NPR 326.97 million)
- Most Traded Shares: Sanima Growth Fund (710,000 shares)
