Nepse Index continues to plunge by 12.97 points with minimal turnover above Rs 78.36 crore; NHPC among top traded shares

Tue, Aug 15, 2017 4:00 PM on Latest, Featured, NEPSE News, Stock Market,
Nepal Stock Exchange Limited (NEPSE)’s benchmark index has slid down by 12.97 points or 0.79 percent to close at 1629.16 points. nepse index After a public holiday yesterday, NEPSE index opened at 1642.13 and the local bourse was seen in the downward trend. The market turnover was more than Rs7 8.36 crore while more than 16.15 lakhs unit of the share was traded with 7,134 transactions. The dwindling down of the stock market continues from Sunday as plains of Terai is still ravaged by the havoc monsoon flooding, on which death toll has climbed up to 80 people as hundreds of families are displaced. National Hydropower Company Limited (NHPC) stock was the top stocks by turnover (Rs 4.54 crore) and most traded shares (2.80 lakhs unit) today. Mahalaxmi Bikas Bank (MLBL) continues to be the top gainers for the trading day with 10 percent, change in LTP to Rs 264 from Rs 240. On the other hand, the top loser for the day was Himalayan Distillery Limited with 9.51 percent change in LTP to Rs1, 855. Expect Hotels sub-indices, all other sub-indices landed on red. Insurance sub-indices fell by 88.76 points and it has consequently been on slumps since Sunday. Sensitive and float index slightly went down by 2.67 points and 0.83 points respectively. market information turnover share traded gainer loser