On the day of strike, Nepse Index creates new high of 1,566.70 points with a support of all time high turnover of Rs. 1.89 arba; Charm towards insurance sector increases

On the last trading day of the week, the benchmark index at Nepal Stock Exchange went up by 19.90 points or 1.29 % to close at an all time high of 1,566.70 points. Nepse Index opened at 1546.88 points and was seen an upward trend. The total turnover of the day stands at Rs 1.89 arba, which is the highest turnover ever in Nepse till date. Even on the day of strike, Nepse managed to have such huge turnover.  Today,  more than 18 lakhs unit shares were traded through  6,769 transactions. Insurance continues to be favorites among investors. The prices of all most all insurance companies hiked by a good percentage. Insurance sector went up by 595.43 points. Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited (NLIC) had the highest turnover of Rs 24.08 crore and it closed at Rs 4,488. Sensitive Index and float index went up 4.34 by and 1.16 points. Except Banking and Hotels, all the sectors at Nepse landed on green.