Nepse Index rises by 4.28 points on last trading day; Turnover above Rs 81.24 crore

On the last trading day of the week, Nepal stock market closed with slight gain today. The benchmark index at Nepal Stock Exchange Limited (NEPSE) went up by 4.28 points 0.24% to close at 1753.38 points. Nepse Index opened at 1749.67 points and went down to 1744.38 points during the first trading hour of the day and after that it was seen on upward trend. 76,519 unit shares of Nepal Bangladesh Bank Limited, 48,850 unit shares of Sunrise Bank Limited (SRBL) were traded more today. 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 81.24 crore, where more than 9.26 lakh units shares were traded through 4,751 transactions. Sensitive index and float index went up by 1 and 0.43 points respectively. Except Banking, Hotels and Manufacturing & Production sectors, all sectors at Nepse landed on red. Banking sector rises by 12.87 points.