NEPSE Loses Further 21.03 Points To Close at 2,088.07; Turnover Stood At Rs 7.11 Arba

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index has a double digit loss of 21.03 points, or 0.99%, over the previous day's closing to conclude at 2,088.07 points. The previous trading day saw a huge loss of 32.77 points for the index as well.

Today the market started with the index opening at 2113.69, hitting an intraday low of 2,082.93, and reaching an intraday high of 2,132.63.

During today's trading, there were 309 different stocks traded in 128,356 transactions. The volume of shares traded amounted to 18,589,379 with a total turnover of Rs. 7.11 Arba. Market capitalization stood at Rs. 32.43 Kharba, with a float market capitalization of Rs. 11.16 Kharba.

SHIVAM CEMENTS LTD (SHIVM) had the highest turnover, reaching Rs. 30.43 crores, and closed at a market price of Rs. 570.

Similarly, Ten companies hit the positive circuit for today.

On the flip side, Jyoti Bikash Bank Bond 2087 (JBBD87) and Nepal Republic Media Limited (NRM) experienced the highest loss of 10%. Followed by Hathway Investment Nepal Limited (HATHY) at 9.85%.

In terms of sector indices, all the sectors closed in red except for "HydroPower Index, Life Insurance, Non Life Insurance and Others Index". The "Others Index" saw the highest gain of 0.97%, while the "Investment Index" saw a loss of 3.89%.