NEPSE index falls by 27.39 points

Kathmandu, October 8 — The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has decreased by 27.39 points. On the third trading day of the week, the index fell to 2,663.32 points. Today's trading volume amounted to NPR 4.59 billion.

A total of 244 companies traded shares today, with 207 companies experiencing a decline in their stock prices. Meanwhile, 35 companies saw an increase, and 2 companies maintained stable prices.

With the significant decline in the index, 12 out of 13 sub-indices fell today. The mutual fund subgroup remained stable. The most significant drop was observed in the finance company subgroup, which decreased by 2.76%. All sub-indices, except for banking and microfinance, fell by more than 1%.

Among the companies that saw an increase in share prices today, Solu Hydro Power's shares rose by 10%. Investors in Eastern Hydro Power, which had the largest decrease, lost 8.5% in value. NLG Insurance Company recorded the highest trading volume today at NPR 270 million, while Nepal Finance led in terms of the number of transactions.

With today’s decline, the market capitalization has decreased by NPR 4.3 billion, bringing it down to NPR 4.235 trillion.