NEPSE Fall Mere 0.18% to Settle at 1,818.31 Levels; NICA Sees Highest Turnover Among All Scripts

Mon, May 15, 2023 3:11 PM on Stock Market, Latest,

The NEPSE index closed at 1,818.31 today after losing 3.34 points from the last trading day's closing. This is a loss of 0.18%. The index lost 16.96 points yesterday.

Today the index opened at 1,8421.81 and made an intraday low of 1,807.53. In contrast, it went as high as 1,826.65 and ultimately closed at 1,818.31.

266 scrips traded hands via 20,158 transactions. A total of 2,341,240 shares exchanged hands amounting to Rs. 72.49 Crores in turnover amount. This is lower than the last trading day's turnover of Rs. 90.05 Crores.

NIC Asia Bank Limited (NICA) had the highest turnover of Rs. 3.04 crores closing at a market price of Rs. 694.60 per share. The shares of PRVU traded the most.

NIBL Growth Fund (NIBLGF) gained the highest 9.88%for the day.

Conversely, Sagarmatha Lumbini Insurance Co. Limited (SALICO) lost the highest 6.45% today.

Only four sector indices closed green, "Manufacturing and Processing" gained the highest 0.52% while "Non-Life Insurance" lost the highest 0.62% today.