KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 4
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) experienced a significant decline on Monday, falling by 55.86 points or 2.06%. The index closed at 2,646.03 points by the end of the trading day.
The market recorded a daily turnover of Rs 9.4 billion, resulting from the exchange of 21,048,911 units of shares across 327 companies in 111,986 transactions.
The Sensitive Index, which tracks 'A' class stocks, declined by 2.19%, while the Float Index, which measures actively traded shares, dropped by 2.24%.
All sectors reported losses today. The Hotels and Tourism sector saw the largest drop at 2.67%, followed by the Life Insurance sector with a 2.49% decline, the Non-Life Insurance sector with a 2.45% decrease, and the Hydropower sector with a 2.44% fall.
Among individual stock movements, 222 companies saw declines, while 22 advanced.
The total market capitalization at the close of the trading day was Rs 4.207 trillion.
