NEPSE Slides 43.89 Points as Non-Life Insurance Index Saw Sharpest Decline Among Other Indices

Summary

NEPSE fell 43.89 points, or 1.71%, to close at 2,513.45 as non-life insurance posted the sharpest sector decline. SHIVAM CEMENTS led turnover, while Upakar Laghubitta hit the upper circuit and Mailung Khola Jal Vidhyut saw the steepest fall.

Key Points
  • NEPSE closed down 43.89 points (1.71%) at 2,513.45 after fluctuating between an intraday high of 2,556.96 and a low of 2,508.49.
  • Total turnover reached Rs. 3.64 Arba, with 9,322,185 shares traded across 347 companies in 68,137 transactions.
  • SHIVAM CEMENTS LTD topped the turnover chart with Rs. 26.38 crores, while Upakar Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited hit the upper circuit with a 13.16% gain.
  • Mailung Khola Jal Vidhyut Company Limited recorded the biggest decline, and the Non Life Insurance sector fell the most among all sectors.
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