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The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index inched up by 7.01 points, or 0.26 percent, on Wednesday to close at 2,696.
23 points, marking the second trading day of the Nepali New Year 2082. On Tuesday, the benchmark index had jumped by 27 points. Alongside the benchmark index, the Sensitive Index-which tracks the performance of class 'A' companies-rose by 0.
29 percent, while the Float Index, which represents actively traded shares, gained 0.38 percent. Seven sectoral indices closed in the green, with the Hydropower sector leading the pack with a 1.
63 percent gain, followed by Development Banks, which added 1.11 percent. Conversely, six sectors closed in the red, with the Others sector posting the steepest decline of 1.
07 percent. Out of the total listed scrips, 147 advanced, 97 declined, and two remained unchanged. Shares of Corporate Development Bank Limited (CORBL) and Balephi Hydropower Limited (BHL) hit the upper circuit, each surging by 10 percent.
Ngadi Group Power Ltd. (NGPL) emerged as the top performer in terms of turnover, volume, and number of transactions. A total of 1,950,806 units of NGPL shares were traded in 4,545 transactions, generating a turnover of Rs 594.
15 million. Despite the marginal gain in the index, daily turnover fell to Rs 7.26 billion, down from Tuesday's Rs 8.
54 billion. A total of 16,611,532 shares of 329 companies changed hands through 64,360 transactions. By the end of the trading session, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 4.
482 trillion..
