Kathmandu, November 6
Share prices of 158 companies rose and those of 107 fell on Friday, the last trading day of the week.
Prices of 14 traded companies remained unchanged. Overall, the benchmark NEPSE index gained just 2.64 points to close at 2,655.
Market swings were minimal throughout the day. NEPSE touched an intraday high of 2,661 at 1:07 pm. Turnover declined again, to Rs 3.46 billion from Rs 4.72 billion the previous day.
All sector indices except “others” rose, but each gain was under 1 percent. Banking rose 0.09 percent, development banks 0.26, finance 0.03, hotels and tourism 0.04, hydropower 0.25, investment 0.23, life insurance 0.35, manufacturing and processing 0.10, microfinance 0.08, non-life insurance 0.65 and trading 0.08 percent. The others group fell 0.88 percent.
Crest Microlife Insurance posted the biggest gain, rising 14.08 percent. Beni Hydropower rose 5.78 percent, Rastriya Beema Company 3.42, Chirkhwa Hydropower 3.18 and Mount Everest Power 2.90 percent.
Among the decliners, Ghorahi Cement fell 4.43 percent, Nepal Reinsurance 3.70, Kalinchowk Darshan 2.70 and Gurans Laghubitta 2.64 percent.
By turnover, Ghorahi Cement, Swetganga Hydropower, Reliance Spinning Mills, Ghalemdi Hydropower, Sanima Mai Hydropower and Shivam Cements led the day, in that order.
