On Wednesday, the NEPSE index fell by 2.95 points to close at 2804. Following the resignation of Home Minister Sudhan Gurung at 2:30 PM, the index had surged to 2818 points. Today’s total trading volume reached NPR 781 crore, with 121 companies registering price gains.
At 12:28 PM, the NEPSE slipped to 2763 points. Subsequently, the market stabilized and climbed back to 2818 points by 2:53 PM. The heightened volatility in the market also contributed to an increased trading volume. Compared to NPR 577 crore traded the previous day, today’s turnover rose to NPR 781 crore. In terms of company performance, 121 firms saw their stock prices increase, 138 experienced declines, and 10 remained unchanged.
Sector-wise, the banking sector rose by 0.13%, finance by 0.58%, investment by 0.09%, manufacturing and processing by 0.25%, and non-life insurance by 0.38%. Conversely, development banks fell by 0.27%, hotel and tourism by 2.36%, hydropower by 0.06%, life insurance by 0.25%, microfinance by 0.15%, others by 0.03%, and trade by 1.10%. Notably, three companies—Palpa Cement, Suryakund Hydro Electric, and Shikhar Power—each saw their stock prices increase by 15%.
Jhapa Energy’s shares rose by 14.08%, while Gurans Microfinance increased by 9.16%. Hotel Forest Inn recorded the largest decline, falling 10.75%. Asian Hydropower shares dropped by 8.38%, and Corporate Development Bank decreased by 7.84%. The most actively traded companies today included National Hydropower, Reliance Spinning Mills, Solu Hydropower, Hotel Forest Inn, and SY Panel.
