Kathmandu: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) surged by 83.33 points today (Monday), marking the second trading day of the week. This represents a 3.11 percent increase compared to the previous trading day, with the index closing at 2,760.02 points.
The Sensitive Index also rose by 14.30 points to reach 471.92 points, a 3.12 percent increase. Similarly, the Float Index climbed by 3.28 percent, and the Sensitive Float Index increased by 3.22 percent. On Monday, a total of 25,155,854 unit shares of 345 companies were traded through 124,093 transactions. The total daily turnover amounted to Rs 10.928 billion, a slight decrease from Sunday’s turnover of Rs 12.38 billion.
All 13 sub-indices closed in the green today. Leading the gains, the hydropower index rose by 4.59 percent, followed by finance at 4.03 percent. Other sectors also saw significant growth: the Development Bank by 3.63 percent, Investment by 3.33 percent, Hotel and Tourism by 3.24 percent, and Commercial Bank by 3.18 percent. Additionally, non-life insurance rose by 2.94 percent, life insurance by 2.66 percent, microfinance by 2.43 percent, trading by 2.40 percent, others by 2.36 percent, manufacturing and processing by 1.53 percent, and mutual funds by 1.40 percent.
Four companies hit the positive circuit breaker during Monday’s session: Upakar Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha, Bhujung Hydropower Limited, Ridi Power Company, and National Hydropower Company Limited. Investors in these four firms saw a 10 percent gain. Conversely, investors in Laxmi Bank Debenture 2088 faced the highest loss of 3.10 percent.
In terms of turnover, Himalayan Reliance Spinning Mills led the market with Rs 1.135 billion. Meanwhile, Kumari Bank recorded the highest volume of shares traded, with 1,096,074 units changing hands, compared to 1,549,535 units on Sunday. The final closing price for Kumari Bank was Rs 222 per share.
