KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index recorded a minor gain on the first trading day of the week on Monday. The index rose by 4.00 points to close at 2595.81 points.
A total of 277 companies saw their shares traded during the session. Of these, the share prices of 105 companies increased, while 165 companies recorded a decline. The share prices of 7 companies remained stable. By the end of the trading session, a total of 12,719,734 shares worth Rs 4.46 billion were traded.
Dhaulagiri Laghubitta led the gainers with a 14.99 percent increase in its share price, followed by Scono River with a 13.92 percent rise. Price fluctuations for other companies remained in the single digits. In terms of turnover, Kumari Bank topped the list with transactions worth Rs 251.9 million. Ghaleemdi Hydro and Sahas Urja followed in second and third place, respectively.
Sector-wise, the banking and trading groups saw improvements of more than one percent. Other sectors experienced lower fluctuations throughout the day.
