Tue, 27 October 2026
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Tue, 27 October 2026
By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Oct. 27: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index closed slightly lower on the first trading day after the Dashain holiday.
On Monday, the NEPSE index fell 4.34 points to close at 2,629.82. The market had gained for seven consecutive trading days before the holiday but reversed its trend when trading resumed.
The sensitive index, which tracks the performance of Group A companies, fell by 2.17 points, or 0.45 per cent, to close at 475.77. Among the sectoral indices, hydropower, manufacturing and processing, and trading posted gains, while the remaining sectors ended lower.
The development bank sub-index recorded the steepest decline, falling by 66.91 points. The non-life insurance and life insurance sub-indices dropped by 61.86 points and 53.23 points, respectively. Similarly, the hotels and tourism sub-index fell by 33.76 points, microfinance by 15.40 points, finance by 7.85 points, banking by 7.83 points and investment by 0.29 points.
In contrast, the manufacturing and processing sub-index surged by 109.74 points, while the trading and hydropower sub-indices rose by 35.56 points and 8.75 points, respectively.
A total of 10,343,709 shares worth Rs. 4 billion of 341 companies were sold in 38,788 transactions today.
The share price of 123 companies increased while the share price of 203 companies decreased in today’s transaction.
On Monday, share price of Beni Hydropower Project Limited increased by 14.99 per cent, Mathillo Mailun Khola Jalvidhyut Limited by 5.81 per cent and Sonapur Minerals and Oil Limited by 5.07 per cent.
However, share price of Chirkhwa Hydropower Limited decreased by 7.92 per cent, Mahila Lagubitta Bittiya Sanstha by 7.57 per cent and SBL Debenture 2089 by 5.91 per cent.
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