The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index surged 4.63 points on Thursday, January 2, to close at 2,586.23, following a gain of 5.10 points on the previous trading day.
Despite these late-week gains, the market saw an overall decline of 36.88 points this week.
The week began with a drop of 13.53 points on Sunday, followed by a further decline of 33.08 points on Tuesday.
The market remained closed on Monday due to the public holiday for Tamu Lhosar.
On the final trading day of the week, daily turnover surpassed Rs 4.60 billion, compared to Rs 3.59 billion on Wednesday.
Over 10 million shares were traded through 50,447 transactions on Thursday.
While the Sensitive Index declined by 0.12 percent, the Sensitive Float Index and Float Index surged 0.10 percent and 0.36 percent, respectively.
Nyadi Hydropower Limited (NYADI) hit the upper circuit limit, becoming the biggest gainer of the day. Samudayik Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (SLBSL) and Saptakoshi Development Bank Ltd. (SAPDBL) followed, with their share prices increasing by 9.96 percent and 9.80 percent, respectively.
Support Microfinance Bittiya Sanstha Ltd. (SMB) became the top loser of the day, with its share price dropping by 5.02 percent.
Prabhu Mahalaxmi Life Insurance Limited Promoter (PMLIP) led in turnover, followed by Nyadi Hydropower Limited (NYADI) and Himalayan Distillery Limited (HDL).
Out of 13 NEPSE sub-indices, five closed in the red. While the Development Bank Index recorded the highest gain of 2.40 percent, the Trading Index experienced the sharpest decline of 2.03 percent.
