KATHMANDU: The stock market showed positive growth on Tuesday, with the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) getting a new leadership.
The NEPSE index on Tuesday surpassed the 2700-point mark, rising by 33.41 points compared to the previous day, reaching a total of 2716 points.
Trading volume also saw an uptick. The turnover on the previous day was Rs 6.34 billion, but it increased to Rs 7.44 billion today.
Out of the listed companies, 211 saw an increase in their stock prices, 32 experienced a decline, and one remained unchanged.
Overall, the market recorded a turnover of Rs. 7.44 billion from 14,292,742 shares traded across 312 companies in 75,572 transactions.
All sector indices also saw growth, including Banking (1.20%), Development Bank (0.49%), Finance (1.51%), Hotel and Tourism (0.64%), Hydropower (1.97%), Investment (1.13%), Life Insurance (1.02%), Manufacturing (1.08%), Microfinance (0.85%), Non-Life Insurance (0.81%), Others (1.68%), and Business Group (1.29%).
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