KATHMANDU, June 6: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) last week declined 26.69 points (0.96 percent) as an impact of the government unveiled budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27.
The secondary market opened at 2,782.10 points and closed at 2,755.41 points. The market rose as high as 2,799.15 points and fell as low as 2,745.20 points, marking the volatility of 53.95 points over the period.
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Last week, the market declined for three days, with the largest fall of 26.72 points on Monday. On two-day gains, the index surged by 22.21 points and 2.66 points, on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
Sector wise, the manufacturing and processing group had the biggest fall of 308.17 points, as trading witnessed the highest percentage fall of 6.98. Of the gaining groups, non-life insurance surged 511.38 points and finance inclined by 6.91 percent.
Among the individual companies, the market value of Kalinchok Hydropower jumped 101.06 percent. Bungal Hydro’s scrip value plunged by the highest of 16.75 percent.
The average daily turnover, however, slid to Rs 5.38 billion from Rs 3.62 billion, marking a decline of 4.17 percent. Market capitalization fell to Rs 4.701 trillion from Rs 4.746 trillion, making the investors face a loss of Rs 45 billion in their book values.
