The NEPSE index closed at 1,888.27 today, down 26.87 points from the previous trading day’s close. This is a 1.40% decrease. Last Thursday, the index fell 18.15 points.
Today, the index opened at 1,915.32, an intraday high. In contrast, it dropped as low as 1,881.07 before closing at 1,888.27.
Through 32,168 transactions, 259 scrips changed hands. A total of 3,754,334 shares were traded, totaling Rs. 1.289 Arba in turnover. This is less than the previous day’s turnover of Rs. 1.413 Arba.
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The NEPSE index closed at 1,915.14 today, down 18.15 points from the previous trading day’s close. This represents a 0.94% decrease. Yesterday, the index fell 15.76 points.
The index opened at 1,933.11 and reached an intraday high of 1,933.56 today. In contrast, it dropped as low as 1,905.96 before closing at 1,915.14.
Through 29,685 transactions, 259 scrips changed hands. A total of 4,340,270 shares were exchanged for a total of Rs. 1.413 Arba in turnover. This is more than the previous day’s turnover of Rs. 1.333 Arba.
The first eight months of Nepal’s fiscal year 2079/80’s foreign trade statistics have been released. According to government data released on Wednesday, Nepal’s trade deficit fell by 17.86 percent to Rs. 9.53 Kharba from Rs. 11.60 Kharba the previous year.
The trade deficit is the amount by which a country’s imports cost more than its exports.
One of the major causes of the national economy’s downturn is the trade deficit. Nepal has been experiencing an imbalance in import and export factors.
Himalayan Reinsurance Limited reported a net profit of Rs. 4.63 crores for the fiscal year 2079/2080’s second quarter. The company’s net profit fell by 62.83% in the second quarter.
In this quarter, the company’s paid-up capital was Rs. 7 Arba, while its reserve and surplus were Rs. 17.7 Crores.
This quarter, the company earned Rs. 8.52 crores from investments, loans, and other sources.
The NEPSE index closed at 1,949.06 today, up 22.65 points from the previous trading day’s close. This represents a 1.18% increase. Yesterday, the index fell 6.90 points.
Today, the index opened at 1,926.28 and closed at 1,925.41. In contrast, it reached a high of 1,949.17 before settling at 1,949.06.
The NEPSE index finished at 1,926.40 today, down 6.90 points from the previous trading day’s close. This is a 0.36% decrease. Last Thursday, the index fell 5.32 points.
The index began at 1,933.23 and reached an intraday high of 1,939.43 today. In contrast, it dropped as low as 1,922.22 before closing at 1,926.40.
Through 30,775 transactions, 259 scrips changed hands. A total of 3,163,389 shares were traded, totaling Rs. 1.069 Arba in turnover. This is less than the previous day’s turnover of Rs. 1.14 Arba.
The NEPSE index closed at 1,933.31 today, down 5.32 points from the previous trading day’s close. This is a 0.27% decrease. Yesterday, the index fell 14.44 points.
Today, the index opened at 1,938.62 and closed at 1,919.93. In contrast, it reached a high of 1,946.77 before settling at 1,933.31.
Through 26,375 transactions, 258 scrips changed hands. A total of 3,402,267 shares were exchanged for a total of Rs. 1.14 Arba in turnover. This is less than the previous day’s turnover of Rs. 1.202 Arba.
The NEPSE index closed at 1,938.62 today, down 14.44 points from the previous trading day’s close. This represents a 0.74% decrease. Yesterday, the index rose 1.85 points.
The index opened today at 1,953.96 and reached an intraday high of 1,956.37. In contrast, it dropped as low as 1,926.57 before closing at 1,938.62.
The NEPSE index ended the day at 1,975.89, down 26.80 points from the previous trading day’s close. This represents a 1.34% loss. Last Thursday, the index gained 50.04 points.
The index opened the day at 2,008.26 and reached an intraday high of 2,017.30. It fell as low as 1,970.67 before closing at 1,975.89.
The price of gold has decreased by Rs. 500 per tola today.
According to the official website of the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, fine gold is being traded today at Rs. 101,000 per tola. In the last three days, the price of gold has decreased by Rs 1,800 per tola. The price of gold and silver has decreased for the third consecutive day i.e since Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Tejabi gold is being traded at Rs. 100,500 today. In contrast, the rate was maintained yesterday at Rs. 100,000 per tola.
On the sideline, silver has also lost Rs. 5 per tola. The lustrous white metal is being traded in the local market today at Rs. 1,220 per tola, compared to yesterday’s closing rate of Rs. 1,225 per tola.
Salt Trading Corporation Limited (STC) has released its second-quarter report for fiscal year 2079/2080, which shows a 47.39% increase in net profit. The company’s net profit increased to Rs. 1.88 crores in Q2, 2079/2080 from Rs. 1.27 crores in the previous year’s corresponding quarter.
The company’s sales revenue (revenue from operations) fell by 1.63% in the second quarter to Rs. 3.45 Arba, down from Rs. 3.51 Arba in the previous year’s corresponding quarter. In contrast, the company’s other income has decreased to Rs. 1.7 Crores from Rs. 3.7 Crores during the same period last year.
The NEPSE index closed at 1,995.49 today, down 24.44 points from the previous trading day’s close. This is a loss of 1.21%. Yesterday, the index fell 3.81 points. The index opened today at 2,020.72 and reached an intraday high of 2,024.70. While it dropped as low as 1,994.46, it eventually closed at 1,995.49.