KATHMANDU, APRIL 4
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) experienced a continued decline on Thursday, dropping 2.73 points or 0.13% to settle at 2,004.05 points by the end of the trading day.
The decline extended to key indices, with the sensitive index, which evaluates the performance of class 'A' stocks, falling by 0.09%. However, the float index, which gauges actively traded shares, remained unchanged.
The market witnessed predominantly negative trends across sectors, with the Manufacturing and Processing sector leading the losses with a decline of 1.61%. Other losing sectors experienced losses below 1%. Despite this, five sectors recorded gains, with the Microfinance sector leading with a substantial 2.38% gain, followed by the Hotels and Tourism sector with a 1.67% increase.
Manushi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (MLBS) notably recorded a 10% gain in its share value today. Out of a total of 302 companies, 106 companies advanced, while 128 companies declined, and 11 remained unchanged.
The daily turnover reached Rs 3 billion from the exchange of 6,963,359 units of shares of 302 companies in 56,321 transactions.
