Wednesday, August 26th, 2026

All stock market indices fall; NEPSE closes at 2,614 points



KATHMANDU: All stock market indices fell Sunday, the first trading day of the week.

The Nepse index dropped by 27.59 points compared to the previous day, closing at 2,614 points. Trading turnover also declined. Earlier, turnover on Tuesday was recorded at NPR 8.36 billion, while today it fell to NPR 6.69 billion.

Of the companies traded today, the share prices of 34 increased, 220 decreased, and 7 remained unchanged. All sectoral indices saw mixed movements: Banking -0.52%, Development Bank -1.41%, Finance -0.56%, Hotel and Tourism -1.09%, Hydropower -1.81%, Investment -0.94%, Life Insurance -0.73%, Production and Processing -1.02%, Microfinance -0.48%, Non-Life Insurance -0.42%, Others -0.85%, Trade -3.59%.

Publish Date : 22 February 2026 16:34 PM

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