KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Thursday increased marginally by 5.68 points to close at 2,096.32 points.

The market opened at 2,090.64 points and dipped to the day’s low at 2,083 points in the first half an hour. The market hovered in the range between 2,087 points and 2,092 points for almost the next two hours. In the next moment, the index surged to the day’s high at 2,097.97 points. The market slid around one point before it closed for the day.  

The sensitive index that measures the performance of ‘A’ class companies added 0.67 points. The daily turnover increased to Rs 3.21 billion from Rs 2.84 billion on Wednesday.

Four groups including life insurance, ‘others,’ banking and mutual funds had their market values declined. Out of nine gainers, non-life insurance added the highest of 42.25 points.

Among individual companies, 157 were recorded as gainers whereas 82 were the losers.

Himalayan Reinsurance Limited with transactions of its shares worth Rs 188.79 million continued to lead the segment. Samaj Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited gained 10 percent of its market price, the largest of all. Siddhartha Investment Growth Scheme 3 lost the highest of 9.97 percent of its market value.

 
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