KATHMANDU: The NEPSE index on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, recorded a significant increase, gaining 19.27 points to close at 2,674.20.
Alongside the index, trading volume also saw a notable improvement compared to the previous day. On Thursday, total transactions amounted to Rs 4.17 billion, which rose to Rs 5.64 billion on Sunday, with 13.93 million shares of 341 securities exchanged during the session.
During the day, 187 companies saw their share prices increase, while 64 experienced declines, and 11 remained stable. Among the top gainers, Salpa Bikas Bank surged by 9.99 percent, Premier Laxmi Bank maintained its share price at Rs 642.90, and Reliance Spinning Mills rose by 9.99 percent to Rs 624.20 per share.
On the other hand, Himstar Urja recorded the largest decline, with its share price falling 4.16 percent to Rs 1,159.00, while Corporate Development Bank dropped by 3.61 percent to Rs 1,556.70 per share.
The overall NEPSE growth was mirrored across all 13 sectoral indices, with the finance index registering the highest gain of 2.22 percent, signaling a broad-based upward movement in the market.
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