Nepse slumps 42.48 points as turnover declines

Summary

The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell sharply by 42.48 points to close at 2,726.51 amid declining trading turnover and weak investor participation.

Key Points
  • Nepse index fell by 42.48 points, a decline of 1.53%, closing at 2,726.51 points.
  • Share prices of 224 companies declined, while 34 advanced and 2 remained unchanged.
  • Mutual funds sub-index remained stable but all other sub-groups closed in negative territory.
  • Trading turnover dropped to Rs14.16 billion from Rs16.35 billion with 30,262,710 shares traded in 142,476 transactions.
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