NEPSE traded only four days this week due to the Ghode Jatra holiday on Tuesday. Last week, the index closed at 1,933.31, down 3.46% from the previous week.
This week, the index reached a high of 1,962.14 and a low of 1906.33, resulting in a volatility of 55.81 points. The index had 95.95 points of volatility the previous week.
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.
Due to the public holidays on Sunday and Tuesday, NEPSE only traded for three days this week. This week, the index dropped by 47.77 points (2.31%), closing at 2,022.64 as a result. Last week, the index lost 5.14% from the week before, closing at 2,070.41.
This week, the index fluctuated by 68.79 points, hitting a high of 2,083.83 and a low of 2,015.04. The index had experienced 113.79 points of volatility the week before.
Since Tuesday morning, the cryptocurrency market, which had been dropping for more than two weeks, has started rising. As a result, the values of the market’s leading cryptocurrencies have surged dramatically in the last 24 hours.
According to Crypto.com, the price of Bitcoin has gained 8.24 percent in the previous 24 hours to USD 37,304, while Ethereum is trading at $2,707. In the last 24 hours, Ethereum alone has increased by 16.60 percent.
Cardano rose 12.74 percent to 1.76, Binance Coin rose 15.02 percent to 358, Ripple rose 19.36 percent to 1.07, and Polkadot rose 18.44 percent to 23.11.
Cryptocurrency is banned in Nepal, despite being recognized as a digital money in Europe, the United States, China, and India. However, in the lack of a cryptocurrency regulation in Nepal, the Nepal Rastra Bank has published a statement stating that only Bitcoin transactions are prohibited.