Kathmandu: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) continued its upward trajectory on Tuesday, adding 5.32 points to close at 2,655.99—marking its third consecutive day of gains.
However, the rise in the benchmark index came alongside reduced market activity. Total turnover slipped to Rs 5.82 billion, down from Rs 7.03 billion on Monday.
Market movement remained largely stable, with 122 companies posting price increases, 125 seeing declines, and 10 remaining unchanged.
Sectoral performance was mixed. Hotels and tourism led the day with a 1.4 percent jump. Manufacturing and processing surged 1.30 percent, while non-life insurance climbed 0.65 percent. Banking, hydropower, investment, microfinance, finance, and the “others” subgroup also saw modest gains.
Conversely, trading shares dropped 1.33 percent, while life insurance and development banks slipped 0.30 percent and 0.24 percent, respectively.
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