NEPSE gains 10.27 points, closes at 2,123.82 on Sunday

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index gained 10.27 points and closed at 2,123.82 points on Sunday. The index had lost 34.61 points on Friday.

The index registered a gain of 0.49 percent on the first trading day of the week.

The index that opened at 2,109.41 points made an intraday low of 2,107.49 and an intraday high of 2,133.62 before closing at 2,123.82 points.

A total of 6,106,521 units of shares of 219 companies traded via 44,240 transactions, resulting in daily turnover of Rs 2.67 billion. Friday’s trading turnover was Rs 3.76 billion.

The shares of Shivan Cements Limited recorded the highest turnover while the shares of Nepal Credit and Commerce Bank traded the most.

Manakamana Smart Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited emerged as the highest gainer for the day with circuit level gain of 10 percent while Naya Sarathi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited was the highest loser, losing 3.48 percent.

Of the 13 sectors, only one sector closed red. “Life Insurance” lost 0.05 percent while “Hotels And Tourism” gained the least 2.16 percent.