KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) remained volatile for the eighth consecutive day, witnessing a significant decline as the market continues its downward trend.
On Tuesday, NEPSE fell by 32.21 points, settling at 2,719.20 points—a drop of 1.17%.
During today’s trading session, a total of 15,559,683 shares were exchanged, with a transaction value of Rs 8.39 billion.
Of the 303 companies traded, the share prices of 209 companies declined, while only 32 saw an increase, and three companies remained stable. A total of 92,311 transactions were recorded throughout the day.
Among the 13 trading groups, the Development Bank Group was the only one to see a positive change, rising by 1.93 % to reach 5,879.31 points. In contrast, the Production and Processing Group witnessed the sharpest decline, plummeting by 2.49 %. Meanwhile, the Mutual Fund Group experienced the lowest decrease of just 0.10 %.
Other groups also faced losses, with Finance dropping by 1.57%, Hotel and Tourism by 1.13%, Hydropower by 1.51%, Investment by 1.89%, Life Insurance by 1.30%, Microfinance by 0.89%, Non-Life Insurance by 0.99%, and Trading Groups by 1.79%.
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