KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 29
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) saw a decline of 21.12 points (0.80%) on Sunday, closing at 2,609.58 points.
The Sensitive Index, which tracks the performance of class 'A' stocks, also dropped by 0.54%, while the Float Index, which measures the performance of actively traded shares, posted a decline of 0.80%.
The daily turnover reached Rs. 5.47 billion, with a total of 11,099,239 shares traded across 316 scrips in 66,774 transactions.
Sectoral indices mostly exhibited negative performance. Microfinance (1.12%), Others (0.29%), and Mutual Fund (0.18%) sectors were the only ones to record gains. On the other hand, the Finance sector led the losses with a significant 4.47% drop, followed by Development Banks (-2.65%), Hydropower (-1.73%), and Trading (-1.03%) sectors.
Among individual stocks, only 69 advanced, while 172 declined, and two remained unchanged.
Mahila Lagubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (MLBSL) emerged as the day's top performer with a 10% increase in its share value. Conversely, Support Microfinance Bittiya Sanstha Ltd. (SMB), Narayani Development Bank Limited (NABBC), Saptakoshi Development Bank Ltd. (SAPDBL), Janaki Finance Company Limited (JFL), and Sindhu Bikash Bank Ltd. (SINDU) were the worst performers, each registering a 10% decline.
By the end of the trading session, the total market capitalization stood at Rs. 4.328 trillion.
