On December 19 (4th Poush), the stock market dropped by 31.43 points, closing at 2,596.82 points, reflecting a 1.19% decline compared to the previous trading day. Despite the market’s decline, today’s turnover rose to NPR 4 Arba 76 crore From 4 Arba 27 Crore.
By the end of the day, today’s market summary shows that 9,832,308 shares were traded through 55,989 transactions involving 310 scripts. The share prices of 29 companies increased, 211 decreased, and 3 remained unchanged. Today, most companies experienced a drop in their stock prices, indicating that most company shares were being sold.
Top Turnover:
Janaki Finance Company Limited (JFL) led today’s market, making the highest turnover of NPR 17.60 crores. At the same time, its stock price increased from NPR 917.90 to NPR 914.40 per share.
Top Gainer:
Support Microfinance Bittiya Sanstha Ltd. (SMB) is the top gainer of today’s market hitting the upper circuit with an increase of 10%. in its stock price.
Top Loser:
On the other hand, Narayani Development Bank Limited’s (NABBC) price declined by 9.21% in today’s market making it the biggest loser of the day. With its stock price falling from NRP 1433.00 to NRP 1301.00. The list of the 10 most declined companies are:
Top Transaction:
Nepal Finance Ltd. (NFS) recorded the highest number of stocks transacted in today’s market i.e. 1,239. Its last traded price was NPR 1,098.80
Top Volume:
Api Power Company Ltd. (API) had the highest trading volume today, with 226,106 shares traded. Its last trading price was 254.00
Sector-wise Performance:
Today’s sector-wise market performance showed declines across all sectors, with the Mutual Fund Index recording the smallest drop of 0.05 points (0.26%) and the Trading Index experiencing the largest decline of 131.52 points (2.73%).