Nepse Index rises by 16.62 points with turnover of Rs 79.02 crore; Insurance sector surges by 135.45 points

The benchmark index at Nepal Stock Exchange Limited (NEPSE) went up by 16.62 points or 0.94% to close at 1780.40 points. Nepse Index opened at 1763.90 points and was seen on upward trend. 120,946 unit shares of Nepal Bangladesh Bank Limited, 81,800  unit shares of Siddhartha Investment Growth Scheme-1 (SIGS1) and 78,994 unit shares of Siddhartha Equity Oriented Scheme (SEOS)  were traded more today. PrabhuBikas Bank Limited (PRVU), Bank of Kathmandu Lumbini Limited (BOKL), Jyoti Bikas Bank Limited (JBBL) and Kumari Bank Limited hit circuit break today. The total turnover of the day stood above Rs 79.03 crore, where more than 8.96 lakh units shares were traded through 3,731 transactions. Manual turnover was seen of Rs 1.06 crore. Sensitive index and float index went up by 3.66 and 1.41 points respectively. Except others, all sectors at Nepse landed on green. Insurance sector rises by 135.45 points.