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KATHMANDU: Nepal’s stock market closed higher on the final trading day of the week, with both the benchmark index and transaction volume posting gains amid improving investor sentiment.
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index surged by 27.49 points, or 1.01 percent, on Friday to close at 2,745 points — the highest level recorded both during the day and throughout the week.
The market maintained positive momentum from the opening bell until the close of trading. Thursday had also seen a modest gain of 6.94 points, indicating a broader market recovery trend during the week.
Overall, the market managed to stabilize this week after ending the previous week at 2,738 points.
Daily trading turnover also improved compared to the previous session. Total transaction volume reached Rs 3.28 billion on Friday, up from Rs 2.93 billion recorded on Thursday.
Investor participation remained broadly positive, with share prices of 235 listed companies advancing, while only 26 companies declined. Prices of eight companies remained unchanged.
Except for the trading sector, which remained flat, all major sectoral indices closed in positive territory.
The banking sector rose by 0.67 percent, while development banks gained 0.95 percent. The finance sector posted a stronger gain of 1.87 percent, and hotels and tourism climbed 1.48 percent.
Similarly, the hydropower sector increased by 1.71 percent, investment companies by 1.10 percent, life insurance by 0.62 percent, manufacturing and processing by 1.40 percent, microfinance by 0.16 percent, and other sectors by 1.13 percent.
Among individual companies, Trishuli Jalvidhyut recorded the highest gain of the day, rising by 10 percent.
Hotel Forest Inn gained 7.90 percent, while Suryakunda Hydroelectric advanced 6.12 percent and Pure Energy rose 5.34 percent.
On the losing side, Swabalamban Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha posted the steepest decline, falling 6.54 percent. Forward Microfinance also slipped by 2.47 percent.
The most actively traded companies of the day included Hotel Forest Inn, Reliance Spinning Mills, Solu Hydropower, Ngadi Group Power, and Ridi Power Company.
Market analysts say improving liquidity conditions, renewed retail investor participation, and growing optimism surrounding the broader economy and hydropower sector have contributed to the recent recovery in Nepal’s secondary market.
The latest rally also reflects increasing investor confidence ahead of upcoming economic policy announcements and corporate earnings expectations in Nepal’s banking, energy, and tourism sectors.
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