The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index fell by 20.75 points, closing at 2,642.15 today. A total of 2,05,59,055 shares from 354 companies were traded 83,075 times, amounting to a turnover of Rs. 8.36 Arba. Sector performance was mixed, with the mutual fund sub-index rising by 0.56% and the trading sector by 0.22%, while all other sectors declined. Notable declines included banking (-0.45%), development bank (-1.18%), finance (-2.11%), hotel & tourism (-1.19%), hydropower (-1.63%), investment (-0.81%), production & processing (-0.73%), microfinance (-0.50%), non-life insurance (-0.75%), and other sectors (-0.58%). Among individual shares, Salpa Development Bank Limited hit the upper price circuit, while Super Mai Hydropower Limited hit the lower price circuit. Based on turnover and traded volume, Ridi Power Company Limited recorded the highest activity, with 15,99,384 shares traded for a total of Rs. 53.36 crore.
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