NEPSE bleds 1.01 points; settles at 1,410.51 points with improved turnover of Rs 46.64 Crore
Sun, Feb 4, 2018 3:57 PM on Latest, Featured, Others, Stock Market,
The benchmark index at Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) has depreciated slightly today by 1.01 points or 0.07% to close at 1,410.51 points.
On the first trading day of the week, the only local bourse of the country had opened at 1,411.52 points and was seen fluctuating throughout the day and the index ultimately ended in the red zone.
The total turnover of the day stood above Rs 46.64 crore where more than 11.14 lakh unit shares were traded through 4,745 transactions.
Shares of Nepal bank Limited (NBL) stood ahead in terms of total turnover as more than Rs 7.19 crore worth of its shares were traded today. In addition, over 1.96 lakh unit shares of NBL exchanged their ownership today making it the highest traded shares.
Scrips of Salt Trading Company Limited (STC) made the highest profit today as their value increased by 5.66% to Rs 280. On the other hand, shares of Janaki Finance Limited (JFL) lost the most today with their value tumbling by 6.48% to Rs 173.
Both the Sensitive and float index went down today by 0.18 points and 0.05 points respectively.
Apart from the indices of 3 trading groups i.e. banking, development banks and others, all other groups lost points today and landed in red. Insurance sector that lost 35.98 points stood as the top loser. Development bank sector however gained 4.65 points which saw it landed in green making it the most profitable sector for the day.