The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index surged 0.73% (19.56 points) to close at 2,698.03 on Sunday, February 16, following a 0.27% dip last trading day.
The index declined 0.79% last week, falling on three out of five trading days.
Trading volume, too, surged on the week’s first trading day, with daily turnover surpassing Rs 9.47 billion, compared to over Rs 7.92 billion in the previous session.
More than 20.5 million shares changed hands across 96,282 transactions on the day.
All major indices closed the day in the green, with the Sensitive Index surging by 0.78%, while the Float Index and Sensitive Float Index gained 0.76% and 0.68%, respectively.
Wean Nepal Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (WNLB), Gurans Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (GLBSL), Nepal Finance Ltd. (NFS) and Janaki Finance Company Limited (JFL) were the top gainers, hitting the upper circuit limit. Guardian Micro Life Insurance Limited (GMLI) and Pokhara Finance Ltd. (PFL) followed closely, with their share prices rising by 9.99% and 9.98%, respectively.
On the contrary, Nyadi Hydropower Limited (NYADI) became the biggest loser of the day, hitting the lower circuit limit.
NRN Infrastructure and Development Limited (NRN) recorded the highest turnover, followed by CEDB Holdings Limited (CHDC) and Himalayan Power Partner Ltd. (HPPL).
Among NEPSE’s 13 sub-indices, only two—the Mutual Fund and Non-Life Insurance indices—closed in the red, falling 0.11% and 1.28%, respectively. The Finance index posted the highest gain, up by 0.95%.
