The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index showed significant growth, increasing by 45.98 points or 2.23% from the previous day’s closing, concluding at 2,106.48 points. This marks the highest point the NEPSE has reached in almost five months, following a gain of 38.14 points in the preceding trading day.
The market opened at an index of 2065.06, hitting an intraday low of 2,053.27, and reaching an intraday high of 2,107.32. Today’s trading activity involved 313 different stocks traded in 99,641 transactions. The total volume of shares traded amounted to 16,457,138, resulting in a turnover of Rs. 5.98 Arba. The market capitalization stood at Rs. 32.61 Kharba, with a float market capitalization of Rs. 11.29 Kharba.
Notably, SHIVAM CEMENTS LTD (SHIVM) led in turnover, reaching Rs. 37.43 crores, and closed at a market price of Rs. 594. Eleven companies experienced positive circuit hits for the day, with a noteworthy emphasis on cement companies. On the contrary, Siddhartha Investment Growth Scheme – 2 (SIGS2) suffered the highest loss of 7.26% during the day.
In terms of sector indices, all sectors closed in positive territory, with the “Hotels And Tourism Index” registering the highest gain at 6.94%, while the “Finance Index” recorded a more modest gain of 0.42%.