With a 0.17% Uptick, NEPSE Gains Minimal 3.7 Points and Closes at 2,239.42; Top Four Gainers Hit 10% Positive Circuit

The NEPSE index gained a minimal 3.7 points and closed at 2,239.42. The index opened at 2,264.27 and made an intraday high at 2,266.44. With the intraday low at 2,229.13, the index finally closed at 2,239.42, which is a 0.17% upwards tick from yesterday's close.

13,560,783 shares traded hands via 48,053 transactions. The trading of 208 scrips brought the total market turnover to a little over Rs. 5.52 Arba. This is lower than yesterday's turnover of Rs. 6.23 Arba. While the float index gained 0.38 points and closed at 153.39, the Sensitive index is at 429.39 after gaining 0.96 points.

Siddhartha Bank Limited (SBL) has the highest individual scrip turnover of a little over Rs. 42.62 crores. Its shares also traded the most today.

The top 4 highest gainers have technically hit a 10% positive circuit today.

Meanwhile, Multipurpose Finance Company Limited (MPFL) lost the most 5.95%. MPFL is closely tailed by Gurkhas Finance Limited (GUFL) with a loss of 3.73%.

Five sectors lost and seven others gained today. While the sector "Others" lost the most 0.82%, Non-Life Insurance gained the most 1.75%.