KATHMANDU, APRIL 8
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index saw a marginal decline of 3.44 points, or 0.12 percent, on Tuesday, closing at 2,666.61 points at the end of the trading day.
The Sensitive Index, which reflects the performance of class 'A' stocks, dropped by 0.27 percent, while the Float Index, which tracks actively traded shares, fell by 0.18 percent.
Among the 13 sectoral indices, only four sectors posted gains: Manufacturing and Processing (1.57%), Trading (0.70%), Finance (0.60%), and Non-Life Insurance (0.13%). The remaining nine sectors ended the day in the red, though none posted a loss exceeding 1 percent.
In terms of individual stock performance, 123 scrips declined, while 121 advanced. Bottlers Nepal (Balaju) Limited (BNL) and Wean Nepal Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (WNLB) hit the 10 percent upper circuit limit. Similarly, shares of Nepal Micro Insurance Company Limited (NMIC) surged by 9.99 percent.
Tuesday's trading volume also saw a dip, with a turnover of Rs 5.3 billion, down from Rs 5.65 billion on Monday. A total of 10,643,469 shares from 321 listed companies were traded through 53,492 transactions.
By the close of the session, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 4.427 trillion.
