Kathmandu, July 8
On Monday, the stock market saw a decline in both trading volume and the NEPSE index. This drop comes after five consecutive days of gains.
The NEPSE index fell by 4.62 points, settling at 2136 points. The previous day’s trading volume was Rs 6 billion, but today it decreased to Rs 4.56 billion. While the prices of 95 companies increased, 141 saw a decline, and 10 remained unchanged.
The fluctuations in all sectors were less than 1 per cent. The banking sector decreased by 2 points, development banks by 15 points, hotels and tourism by 53 points, hydropower by 10 points, life insurance by 65 points, manufacturing by 10 points, non-life insurance by 36 points, others by 8 points, and the trade sector by 24 points. Microfinance and finance sectors saw an increase of 42 points and 6 points, respectively.
The share prices of Samaj Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha increased by 9.6 per cent, Sindhu Bikas Bank by 5.1 per cent, Dordikhola Hydropower by 5 per cent, and Forward Microfinance by 4.2 per cent.
Meanwhile, the prices of Mailung Khola Hydropower decreased by 8.3 per cent and Ankhu Khola Hydropower by 4.2 per cent. In terms of trading volume, NRN Infrastructure, Janaki Finance, CEDB Hydropower, Himalayan Reinsurance, and NIFRA were the top performers.
