Insurance sector pushes market upward; Index reaches a new high of 1,509.39 points supported by an all-time high turnover of Rs 1.24 arba

On the first trade day of the week, the benchmark index at Nepal Stock Exchange went up by 10.07 points or 1.67% to close at 1,509.39 points. Today NEPSE index opened at 1,499.36 points and went up to 1,510.43 points during the first trading hour of the day. The total turnover of the day stood above Rs 1.24 arba where more than 28 lakhs unit shares were traded through 5,597 transactions. Sensitive index and float index went up by 2.19 and 0.78 points respectively. Top ten gainers list consists of 8 insurance companies. Banking, Development Banks and Insurance sector landed in green. Insurance sector went up by 336.82 points.