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NEPSE gains marginal 1.85 points on Tuesday



KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index gained marginal 1.85 points to close at 2,054.98 points on Tuesday.

The index opened at 2,053.35 points, made an intraday high of 2,060.21 followed by an intraday low of 2,048.80 points and ultimately closed at 2,054.98 points. The index had lost 7.41 points on Monday.

A total of 4,031,025 shares of 222 companies traded hands via 27,202 transactions, resulting in a turnover of Rs 1.33 billion. Monday’s turnover was of Rs 1.72 billion.

The shares of Himal Dolakha Hydropower Company Limited traded the most and registered the highest turnover.

Similarly, Ru Ru Jalbidhyut Pariyojana Limited gained the highest 10 percent and hit positive circuit for the day as Siddhartha Equity Fund lost the highest 6.88 percent today.

Six sector indices closed green, “Manu.& Pro.” gained the highest 0.56 percent while ‘Hotel and Tourism Sector’ lost the highest 1.34 percent.

 

Publish Date : 23 August 2022 19:59 PM

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