NEPSE Gained Minimal 0.23% Today; Hotel and Tourism Index Increased Heavily

The NEPSE index closed at 2,055.53 today after gaining 4.75 points from the last trading day's closing. This is a gain of 0.23%. The index lost 14.05 points yesterday.

Today the index opened at 2,054.62 and then made the intraday high at 2,074.38. In contrast, it went as low as 2,042.28 and ultimately closed at 2,055.53.

276 scrips traded hands via 56,556 transactions. A total of 8,008,246 shares exchanged hands amounting to Rs. 3.44 Arba in turnover amount. This is lower than the last trading day's turnover of Rs. 3.49 Arba.

Soaltee Hotel Limited (SHL) shares traded the most and had the highest turnover of Rs. 29.63 crores closing at a market price of Rs. 513.30 per share.

Six scrips hit the positive circuit today.

Conversely, Citizens Mutual Fund -1 (CMF1) lost the highest 8.41% today.

Only four sector indices closed green, "Hotel and Tourism" gained the highest 8.65% while "Hydropower" lost the highest 1.60% today.