KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 21
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) continued to face a downturn on Thursday, registering a drop of 31.31 points, or 1.15%, to close at 2,680.44 points by the end of trading.
In conjunction with the benchmark index's decline, the Sensitive Index, which evaluates the performances of class 'A' stocks, also decreased by 1.15%. The Float Index, which gauges the actively traded shares, observed a decline of 1.14%.
The total daily turnover also reacted to this downturn as it declined to Rs. 8.25 billion, with 18,474,024 shares traded across 314 scrips, resulting in 84,858 transactions.
All sectoral performances were negative today, with the Financial sector suffering the most significant loss at 2.86%. This was closely followed by the Hotels and Tourism sector, which declined by 1.73%, and the Others sector, which dropped by 1.67%. Notable declines also included the Development Bank at 1.47%, Life Insurance at 1.36%, and the Non-Life Insurance sector at 1.16%.
Investor sentiment remained negative, with only 43 stocks advancing, while 197 stocks declined, and four stocks remained unchanged. Amid the prevailing downturn, Samudayik Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (SLBSL) and Three Star Hydropower Limited (TSHL) managed to distinguish themselves by gaining 10% in their share values.
In contrast, Janaki Finance Company Limited (JFL) recorded the highest loss, shedding 10% of its share value.
By the end of the trading day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs. 4.268 trillion.
