The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell by 1.20 points on Monday, closing at 2,684.33 points.
Despite the decline, the market saw a significant increase in transactions, with a total of Rs 4.57 billion changing hands. This is a 0.04% increase compared to the previous trading day.
A total of 349 companies were traded on Monday, with 63,648 transactions taking place. The sensitive index, which measures the performance of large-cap companies, rose by 0.49 points to close at 470.63 points.
The float index and sensitive float index also saw gains, rising by 0.07% and 0.11% respectively.
In terms of sectoral performance, the commercial banking group saw a 0.26% increase, while the development banking group rose by 0.23%. The finance group, however, fell by 0.29%.
The hotel and tourism group saw a marginal increase of 0.01%, while the hydropower group remained unchanged. The life insurance group rose by 0.09%, while the manufacturing and processing group fell by 0.57%.
The Everest Color Limited saw the highest gain of 14.99% on Monday, while the Reliance Spinning Mills Limited saw the largest loss of 7.40%.
In terms of transaction value, the Reliance Spinning Mills Limited was the top gainer, with a total transaction value of Rs 276.28 million. The Global IME Bank Limited was the top loser in terms of transaction volume, with a total of 738,612 shares traded.
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