NEPSE Index Plummets By 0.30% To Close at 2,748.05 Levels; Three Scrips Hit Positive Circuit

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) recorded a decline of 8.30 points (0.30%) today, closing at 2,748.05. In the previous session, NEPSE had climbed by 39.70 points.

The market opened at 2,757.13 and exhibited volatility throughout the session, reaching an intraday low of 2,738.80 and a high of 2,774.14. Trading activity was vigorous, with a total turnover of Rs. 8.45 Arba generated from the exchange of 16,663,355 shares across 307 companies in 83,128 transactions.

Excel Development Bank Ltd. (EDBL) led the market in turnover, recording trading worth Rs. 31.08 crores and closing at Rs. 682.90.

Meanwhile, three scrips achieved the maximum daily gain of 10 percent each.

Conversely, Manushi Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (MLBS) experienced the steepest decline, falling by 10 percent.

Among the sectoral indices, the Trading Index posted the highest gain of 9.25 percent, while the Mutual Fund Index saw the highest loss of 1.58 percent.