KATHMANDU, JANUARY 1
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) witnessed a decline of 8.75 points, equivalent to 0.42%, settling at 2,060.15 points by the close of the trading day, on Monday.
Accompanying this downturn in the benchmark index, the sensitive index, which evaluates 'A' class stocks, also experienced a decline, reaching 385.07 points-a decrease of 0.37 points, or 0.09%. Simultaneously, the float index, reflecting the performance of actively traded shares, closed at 141.52 points, marking a reduction of 0.71 points, or 0.50%.
In today's market, a mixed picture emerged, with only five sub-indices showing positive trends. The Investment and Manufacturing and Processing sub-indices led the gainers, each experiencing a 1.07% increase. Conversely, the hydropower index led the losers with a 1.72% decline, followed by the Hotels and Tourism index and the Life Insurance index, which dropped by 1.58% and 1.67%, respectively.
The daily turnover for the day was significant, reaching Rs 4.483 billion. This resulted from the exchange of 11,892,559 units of shares from 306 companies in 102,905 transactions.
In today's market activity, 77 companies observed an increase in their share values, while 159 declined, and 10 remained unchanged. Notably, two scrips, CEDB Hydropower Development Company Limited (CHDC) and Chirkhwa Hydropower Limited (CKHL), experienced a positive circuit break of 10%.
The top company in terms of total turnover today was Shivam Cements Ltd (SHIVM) with Rs 201,373,662.50. Sonapur Minerals and Oil Limited (SONA) led in terms of the number of shares, with 437,027 units, while Vision Lumbini Urja Company Limited (VLUCL) had the highest number of transactions at 14,025.
The total market capitalization stood at Rs 3.200 Trillion, reflecting the overall valuation of the listed companies on the NEPSE.
