The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index rose by 28.73 points, closing at 2,639.37, marking a 0.10% increase. Today, 335 companies saw a total of 12,459,951 shares traded in 84,990 transactions, amounting to NPR 647.37 crore in turnover.
All sectoral sub-indices recorded gains today. The Production and Processing sector led with a 3.05% increase, followed by the Development Bank sector at 2.70% and the Hotel and Tourism sector at 2.53%. Other sectoral performances include Banking 0.67%, Finance 0.83%, Life Insurance 0.49%, Hydropower 1.14%, Investment 1.25%, Microfinance 0.53%, Mutual Funds 0.43%, Non-Life Insurance 0.57%, Trading 0.22%, and Other sectors 0.07%.
Several companies hit the positive circuit limit, including Sagar Distillery Limited, SY Panel Nepal Limited, Srinagar Agritech Industries Limited, Bandipur Cable Car and Tourism Limited, and Ruru Hydropower Project Limited. The biggest decliner was the Standard Chartered Bank Limited Debenture, which fell by 2.49%.
Based on turnover and the number of shares traded, Shivam Cement Limited recorded the highest trading volume today, with NPR 38.69 crore worth of shares and 622,840 shares exchanged.
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