The benchmark of capital market index, NEPSE, has been increasing for three consecutive days since Sunday.
The NEPSE index increased by 44.16 points (1.95 per cent) and closed at 2,313 points on Tuesday, the third trading day of the week.
The index had increased by 74.38 points in the last three transaction days. NEPSE increased by 17.95 points on Sunday and by 12.27 points on Monday.
The sensitive index which measures the performance of group ‘A’ companies also increased by 7.67 points (1.57 per cent) to close at 447.14 points today.
According to NEPSE, the sub-indices of all groups increased today save a few. Sub-index of life insurance group posted the highest growth of 236.81 points (2.02 per cent) followed by non-life insurance group and
development bank groups whose indices rose by 124.05 points (1.23 per cent) and 103.6 points (2.65 per cent) respectively.
Similarly, the sub-index of finance went up by 54.09 points, microfinance by 86.5 point, manufacturing and processing by 62.97 points and banking by 22.55 points.
The hotels and tourism, hydropower, others, trading, investment and mutual fund groups’ sub-indices increased by 36.86 points, 96 points, 35.11 points, 14.41 points, 1.7 points and 0.05 points respectively.
A total of 3,330,150 shares worth Rs. 1.35 billion of 226 companies were sold in 26,565 transactions today.
Out of 226 companies traded today, the share prices of 195 companies have increased and 20 companies have declined.
Share price of Barun Hydropower Company, Nagdi Group Power and Jalpa Samudiyak Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha saw a positive circuit of 10 per cent while the share price of Universal Power Company has increased by 9.97 per cent and Dibyashwori Hydropower by 9.17 per cent.
The share price of NIBL Samriddhi Fund -2 has declined by 4.82 per cent, Unnati Sahakarya Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha by 2.52 per cent and Nabil Debenture 2085 by 1.96 per cent.
Source : TRN,
