साढे ७ महिनायताकै उच्च कारोबार, नेप्से भने ३२ अंकले घट्योHighest Trading in 7.5 Months, NEPSE Falls by 32 Points

Kathmandu — Nepal’s stock market recorded the highest trading volume in about seven and a half months on Tuesday (Falgun 26), with total transactions reaching NPR 21.50 billion. This marks the highest turnover since Shrawan 11, when the market recorded NPR 26.57 billion in transactions. The record for the highest trading volume remains NPR 29.95 billion, which was achieved on the last day of Bhadra 2081. The market had reopened after the election, and on the previous trading day, transactions were halted after three consecutive positive circuit breakers. As a result, investors were unable to trade freely, and the total turnover that day was limited to only NPR 550 million.Despite the strong trading volume, the NEPSE index declined on Tuesday. The index fell by 32.08 points (1.11 percent) to close at 2,843 points. The market experienced significant volatility during the trading session. Shortly after the opening, the index dropped to as low as 2,796 points at around 12:35 PM before recovering slightly and stabilizing toward the end of the session. Out of the traded companies, share prices of 78 companies increased, 178 declined, and 5 remained unchanged. While the non-life insurance and life insurance sectors showed slight gains, most other sectors—including banking, development banks, finance, hotels and tourism, hydropower, investment, manufacturing and processing, microfinance, trading, and others—recorded declines. Reliance Spinning Mills and Salpa Development Bank saw their share prices rise by 10 percent each. Similarly, Three Star Hydropower, Kalika Power, and Life Insurance Corporation also recorded notable gains. Meanwhile, Himstar Energy recorded the highest decline of 6.36 percent. The most actively traded companies of the day included Ngadi Group, Aankhukhola Hydropower, API Power, Ridi Power, and Shivam Cement.