KATHMANDU, JULY 26
In today's trading session, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index closed at 2,156.20 points, shedding 8.11 points or 0.37% compared to the previous day's closing. This marks the second consecutive day of decline, with the index experiencing a total loss of 36.19 points in the past two days. Furthermore, the index has lost around 70.96 points in the last 3 working days since the day of the monetary policy announcement.
The trading session commenced with the index opening at 2,168.46 and hitting its intraday low at 2,152.54. However, the market displayed some resilience throughout the day, showing upward momentum and reaching an intraday high of 2,186.49 before ultimately settling at 2,156.20 points.
During today's trading, a total of 260 scrips were exchanged through 42,714 transactions, and there was a substantial volume of shares traded amounting to 7,399,474, representing a turnover of Rs. 2.43 Arba. The Float index lost 0.31% and currently stands at 149.28, while the Sensitive index also saw a decrease of 0.50% and now sits at 409.11.
Regarding market capitalization, it stood at Rs. 3.16 Trillion, whereas the float market capitalization stood at Rs. 1.12 Trillion.
Among the stocks, Global IME Bank Ltd. Promoter Share (GBIMEP) recorded the highest turnover, with an impressive amount of Rs. 15.12 crores, and closed at a market price of Rs. 100.
Notably, Kisan Lagubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (KLBSL) recorded the highest gain of 6.96% for the day, while Jalpa Samudayik Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (JALPA) suffered the highest decline of 6.49%.
In terms of sector indices, only three sector indices closed in the green, with the "Others" sector registering the highest gain of 0.70%, whereas the "Hotel and Tourism" sector experienced the highest decline, falling by 1.42%.
