NEPSE Index Records Three Consecutive Days of Decline Following Monetary Policy; Closes Today at 2,156.20 Level

In today's trading session, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index closed at 2,156.20 points, as the index shed 8.11 points or 0.37% compared to the previous day's closing. Even yesterday the index experienced a decline of 36.19 points. The index has lost around 70.96 points in the last 3 working days after the day of the monetary policy announcement. 

The session started with the index opening at 2,168.46 and made its intraday low at 2,152.54. Throughout the trading session, it demonstrated upward momentum, reaching an intraday high of 2,186.49, before settling at its closing value of 2,156.20.

During today's trading, a total of 260 scrips were exchanged through 42,714 transactions, with a substantial volume of shares traded amounting to 7,399,474, representing a turnover of Rs. 2.43 Arba. The Float index lost 0.31% and currently stands at 149.28, while the Sensitive index also saw a decrease of 0.50% and now sits at 409.11.

The market capitalization stood at Rs. 3.16 Trillion whereas the float market capitalization stood at Rs. 1.12 Trillion.

Among the stocks, Global IME Bank Ltd. Promoter Share (GBIMEP) shares traded the most recorded the highest turnover, with an impressive amount of Rs. 15.12 crores, and closed at a market price of Rs. 100.

Notably, Kisan Lagubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (KLBSL) recorded the highest gain of 6.96% for the day.

On the other hand, Jalpa Samudayik Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (JALPA) sees the highest decline of 6.49%.

In terms of sector indices, only three sector indices closed in green, the "Others" sector registered the highest gain of 0.70% whereas the "Hotel and Tourism" sector lost the highest, declining by 1.42%.