Market surges by 22.34 points on the first day of 2017; Turnover above Rs 57.33 crore

On the first trading day of 2017, Nepal Stock Exchange Limited (NEPSE) Index has wrapped up positively with 22.34 points or 1.55 % to close trading at 1465.72. Today, Nepse Index opened at 1444.73 points and after that it was seen in upward trend. 136,420 units of Nepal Doorsanchar Company (NTC) and 72,000 unit shares of Siddhartha Equity Oriented Scheme were traded the most today. The total turnover of the day stood above Rs 57.33 crore where more than 10.08 lakh units shares were traded through 4,323 transactions. Manjushree Financial Institution Limited (MFIL) hit positive circuit today. Sensitive and float index went up by 5.08 and 1.88 points respectively.