KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index on Tuesday increased by 6.51 points, closing at 2,776.90 points.
According to NEPSE, a total of 13,124,310 shares from 316 companies were traded in 61,784 transactions, generating a total turnover of Rs 5.63 billion. All sectoral sub-indices recorded gains in Tuesday’s trading.
The Banking sector rose by 0.40 percent, Development Bank by 0.20 percent, Finance by 0.02 percent, Hotel and Tourism by 0.05 percent, Hydropower by 0.16 percent, and the Investment group by 0.21 percent.
Similarly, Life Insurance increased by 0.25 percent, Production and Processing by 0.46 percent, Microfinance by 0.12 percent, Mutual Fund by 0.29 percent, Non-Life Insurance by 0.11 percent, Trade by 0.18 percent, and the Others group by 0.09 percent.
Among individual stocks, Sanvi Energy Limited saw the highest gain, with its share price rising by 6.98 percent. In contrast, Narayani Development Bank Limited experienced the sharpest decline, falling by 6.14 percent.
In terms of trading value, United Modi Hydropower Limited led the market with transactions worth Rs 317.24 million. In terms of trading volume, Sanima Large Cap Fund recorded the highest number of shares traded, with 543,600 units changing hands.
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