July 3: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) saw a small increase of 3.79 points (0.18%), closing at 2104.22 on the fourth trading day of the week on Wednesday.

During today’s trading session, 314 scrips were traded through 61,199 transactions on the NEPSE. A total of 17,134,082 units of shares were exchanged, resulting into a total turnover of Rs 5.8 billion.

Manjushree Finance Limited (MFIL) led the turnover with transactions worth Rs 23 crores. Central Finance Limited (CFCL) and ICFC Finance Limited (ICFC) each gained 10% and hit the positive circuit for the day. In contrast, Chirkha Hydropower Limited (CKHL) faced the highest loss of 4.70%, settling at Rs 586.10 per share.

In terms of sectoral performance, the Trading Index and Finance Index saw substantial gains of 6.12% and 6.04% respectively.  On the contrary, the Manufacturing and Processing sector saw the highest loss of 1.07%.

All other sectors closed in the negative except for the Banking, Development Bank, Finance, Trading, and Investment indices.