KATHMANDU, JULY 7
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) experienced an upswing on Sunday, increasing by 21.27 points or 1%, closing at 2,140.97 points.
Alongside the rise in the benchmark index, the sensitive index, which evaluates class 'A' stocks, rose by 0.93%, and the float index, which measures actively traded shares, also increased by 0.89%.
Today's market showed a predominantly positive trend, with only three sectors recording losses: Development Bank (-0.24%), Finance (-2.07%), and Trading (-2.23%). However, the remaining sectors posted gains, led by the Hotel and Tourism sector with a 2.96% increase, followed by the Others sector at 2.25%, and the Investment sector at 1.85%.
In terms of individual stocks, 150 companies advanced, 82 companies declined, and 15 companies remained unchanged. Among individual stock trades, Mailung Khola Jal Vidyut Company (MKJC) recorded a notable 10% drop in its share price.
The intraday turnover has been on the rise in recent trading days with the market recording a daily turnover of Rs 6 billion from the transactions of 14,014,622 units of shares of 325 companies across 80,838 transactions today.
The total market capitalization stood at Rs 3.395 trillion.