KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 3
On the first trading day of the week, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) experienced a decline of 7.29 points, or 0.39%, bringing the index down to 1,851.23 points. The daily turnover mirrored this downturn, falling below Rs 1 billion to reach just Rs 964 million.
Accompanying the benchmark index's drop, the sensitive index, which assesses the performance of 'A' class stocks, also recorded a decrease of 0.46%, equivalent to 1.65 points, concluding at 354.43 points. Additionally, the float index, reflecting the performance of actively traded shares, saw a decline of 0.38%, or 0.49 points, settling at 127.71 points.
In today's trading, all sub-indices, except for the Microfinance index, were in the red. The Microfinance index managed to eke out a gain of 0.06%, or 2.19 points, barely staying in positive territory. Conversely, the Mutual Fund index took the lead among the losers, experiencing a 1.25% loss.
Throughout the trading session, a total of 3,419,073 units of shares from 293 different companies were exchanged in 36,977 transactions, resulting in a total turnover of Rs 964 million.
Sonapur Minerals and Oil Limited (SONA) emerged as the top company in terms of turnover, volume, and transactions. It traded 236,788 units of its shares, amounting to Rs 69,529,270 in 5,287 transactions. However, Mountain Energy Nepal Limited (MEN), United IDI Mardi RB Hydropower Limited (UMRH), and NRN Infrastructure and Development Limited (NRN) were among the top losers in terms of share value.
