Kathmandu: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index edged up by 1.40 points on Wednesday, closing at 2,665.53 points.
Despite the marginal gain, trading activity remained strong, with 21.2 million shares of 358 companies traded through 59,000 transactions. Total turnover reached Rs 7.43 billion.
Market breadth remained negative, as share prices of more companies declined than advanced. A total of 98 companies recorded gains, while 171 saw their share prices fall and nine remained unchanged.
Nepal Reinsurance Company led the gainers, with its share price rising by 15 percent to Rs 921.70 per unit. The increase followed Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, which approved rights share investment in the company. Himalayan Reinsurance also recorded a significant gain of 11.48 percent.
Among the sectors, the ‘Others’ group posted the highest growth of 6.81 percent, followed by the trading group, which gained 1.11 percent.
In terms of turnover, Swetganga Hydropower topped the list with shares worth Rs 858.4 million traded. Ghorahi Cement followed with Rs 512.4 million, while Himalayan Reinsurance recorded a turnover of Rs 360.3 million.
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