Nepal Stock Exchange Index Sees Minor Decline; Trading Volume Reaches NPR 7.94 Billion

Kathmandu, February 4: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has experienced a slight decline. Today, the NEPSE index fell by eight decimal sixteen points to settle at 2,662.91 points.

NEPSE reported that today, shares of 335 companies, totaling 19.616395 million units, were traded 80,559 times, resulting in a total transaction value of NPR 7 billion 94 crore 27 lakh 60 thousand 220.

In today's trading, the Finance group increased by zero decimal 56 percent, Hotels and Tourism by zero decimal 43 percent, and Manufacturing and Processing by zero decimal 49 percent, while the sub-indices of all other groups decreased.

The Banking group fell by zero decimal 05 percent, Development Bank by zero decimal 46 percent, Hydropower by one decimal 02 percent, Investment by zero decimal 60 percent, Life Insurance by zero decimal 45 percent, Microfinance by zero decimal 23 percent, Mutual Fund by zero decimal 23 percent, Mutual Fund by zero decimal 21 percent, Non-Life Insurance by zero decimal 46 percent, Trade by zero decimal 68 percent, and Other groups by zero decimal 07 percent.

Today, the share prices of Buddhhabhumi Nepal Hydropower Company Limited, Reliance Spinning Mills Limited, and Salpa Development Bank Limited hit the positive circuit. Khani Khola Hydropower Company Limited saw the largest decline, with its share price dropping by nine decimal 38 percent.

In terms of transaction value and the number of shares traded, Redi Power Company Limited recorded the highest activity, with shares worth NPR 65 crore 03 lakh 22 thousand 163, totaling 2.014126 million units, being bought and sold.

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