KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index opened in green and continued to trade above 2,800 mark for the entire session on Thursday. A steady rally saw the local bourse end 54.12 points higher at 2,857.75.

Nepse crosses 2,800 in intraday trading

January 10, 2022 20:49 pm

KATHMANDU, Jan 10: The Nepal Stock Exchange opened higher but saw a brief correction in the morning. The benchmark index fell around 10 points in the morning but staged a recovery in the afternoon and traded mostly in positive territory. The bourse fell below the opening level second time in late afternoon before another rebound helped it close in green. At the close, Nepse posted a gain of 19.43 points to settle at 2,784.95.

KATHMANDU, Jan 6: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index turned red in the morning but continued to see gain in the latter trading hours in the last session of the week. After reverting from 2,700 mark in the day earlier, the index made another recovery to close near the psychological level. Nepse ended Thursday at 2,692.47 – up 43.29 points against the day earlier.

KATHMANDU, Jan 5: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index touched 2,700 mark briefly in the morning but could not cross the psychological level. Profit booking in majority of the sectors in the afternoon pulled the index towards negative territory. At the close, Nepse registered a loss of 30.77 points to settle at 2,649.18.

KATHMANDU, Jan 4: The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index witnessed another upbeat trading session with the index trading mostly in green on Tuesday. Despite correcting in negative territory briefly, Nepse made a steady advance throughout the trading hours. At the close, Nepse settled at 2,679.95 – up 63.01 points against the session earlier.

KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Adding up to prior day’s gains, stocks continued to trade in green on Monday. The equity market climbed above 2,600 mark in the morning and traded mostly higher in the session. At the close, Nepse posted a gain of 2,616.94 points to end trading at 2,616.94.

Nepse begins 2022 on a high

January 2, 2022 22:26 pm

KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Stocks began this year’s trading on an upbeat note and traded in green throughout Sunday’s session. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index climbed above 2,550 mark by mid-day, further extending its advance in the afternoon trading hours. At the close, Nepse was up 60.41 points to settle at 2,584.91.

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: The benchmark Nepal stock Exchange started the trading in the negative territory and decline almost 33 points.  The market mostly hovered between positive and negative note in the Monday’s trading session.   At the end, the Nepse index close with a loss of 2.66 points at 2518.99.  Only Rs. 3.125 billion worth of shares changed hands on the day.

KATHMANDU, Dec 27: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index opened higher and gyrated in positive and negative territory for the first trading hour. Unable to hold its footing above 2600 level, the index saw a steady decline mainly driven by profit taking in all of the sectors. At Monday’s close, Nepse registered a loss of almost 70 points to settle at 2,521.65.

Nepse snaps four-week losing run

December 24, 2021 18:54 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 24: Stocks opened week on a feeble note as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell around 18 points on Monday. However, the short correction ended with Nepse rallying almost 57 points on Tuesday. Further strength ensued with the benchmark rallying 92 points on Wednesday followed by a modest 12-point gain on Thursday. Consequently, Nepse ended the review period firmly higher with a gain of 6.04% or 143.49 points at 2,520.23.

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Stocks traded briefly in negative territory amidst active profit booking in the morning. Nonetheless, the bourse held ground after mid-day and traded around the opening level in the afternoon. Further advance in the latter trading hours saw the Nepse index close with a gain of 12.53 points at 2,520.23.

Nepse shoots up to cross 2,400 mark

December 22, 2021 17:22 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Stocks moved sharply higher in morning trading before witnessing a small correction. The benchmark traded around 20 points higher for the first half of the session before an afternoon rally pushed the index firmly in positive territory. At the close, Nepse was up 56.73 points at 2,415.55.

KATHMANDU, Dec 20: Stocks witnessed a sharp decline in the morning with the index dipping around 30 points. Despite the index making a recovery to trade in green in the afternoon, further decline saw the benchmark close with a loss of 17.93 points at 2,358.81.

KATHMANDU, Dec 16: Stocks came under pressure since the beginning of Thursday’s session. The benchmark fell around 25 points in the morning before making a small recovery. However, stocks continued to dip thereafter and traded flat at 30 points negative for most of the session. The Nepse index finally ended with a loss of 37.87 points at 2,376.74.

Nepse red for a fifth straight session

December 13, 2021 19:10 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index continued its sharp downside move on Monday. After witnessing highly volatile trading in the initial hour, the bourse succumbed to the selling pressure seen in the latter half of the session. Consequently, Nepse fell almost 80 points to close session at 2,281.67.

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Stocks saw significant weakness throughout Sunday’s session. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index dipped around 50 points in the morning. After holding ground around 2,400 level, the index extended its decline. The day’s total loss stood at 88.70 as the benchmark closed at 2,361.27.

KATHMANDU, Dec 10: Stocks began week with firm losses as Nepse plunged over 70 points on Sunday. A temporary recovery on Monday helped the index recoup around 32 points. Nonetheless, weakness prevailed in the latter trading days as the benchmark dipped 37 points, 53 points and 6 points in Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday’s trading. Nepse’s weekly loss tally stood at 136.22 points with the benchmark closing at 2,449.97.

KATHMANDU, Dec 7: Stocks extended prior day’s gains with a sharp rally in the first trading hour. However, the benchmark gave up most of its gains by mid-session to finally trade in red in the last trading hour. At Tuesday’s close, Nepse ended at 2,508.91 – down 37.18 points against the session earlier.

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: A freefall in the morning trading session saw the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index give up over 70 points by mid-day. A recovery ensued thereafter. The index climbed back towards 2,500 level but saw another minor dip. Stocks continued to make notable recovery in the latter trading hours with the index finally closing with a 32.22-point gain at 2,546.08.

Nepse begin week with a sharp dip

December 5, 2021 21:57 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 6: Stocks continued to tumble since the beginning of Sunday’s session. After dropping towards 2,550, the market found some footing. Nonetheless, the benchmark index continued to dip sharply in the latter trading hours. At the close, Nepse registered a loss of 72.32 points to end trading at 2,513.87.

Stocks close week firmly lower

December 3, 2021 19:30 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index opened this week’s trading on a weak note with the benchmark losing more than 80 points on Sunday. Weakness prevailed with dips of 21 points and 1 point on Monday and Tuesday. After an attempt of recovery on Wednesday with a 5-point rise, the index extended its losing spree on Thursday with another drop of almost 50 points. Eventually, the stock market closed the review period with a loss of 145.59 points or 5.33% at 2,586.19.

Nepse ends the week on lower note

December 2, 2021 19:45 pm

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: The local bourse started on a positive note but failed to sustain in the positive territory and within a few minutes the trading market pulled back to trade in red. The benchmark dropped over 20 points till mid-day.  Later on, the index continued to falter throughout the afternoon. At the close, Nepse was down 49.04 points against the session earlier at 2584.61

KATHMANDU, Dec 1:  The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) finally found some footing on Wednesday with the index trading in green throughout the session. The index shot up by around 20 points at mid-day to test the 2,650 mark. However, the market failed to sustain morning gains and pulled back slightly in the closing minutes. At the close, Nepse registered a gain of 5.28 points to settle at 2,633.66.

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Stocks opened in green and traded slightly higher in the morning. However, the market witnessed a sharp decline thereafter before a small recovery at mid-day. The benchmark continued to trade in red for most of the session. A last hour rebound pushed the index towards the opening level. At Tuesday’s close, Nepse stood at 2,628.37 – down 1.64 points against the day earlier.

Nepse ends 21 points lower

November 29, 2021 19:11 pm

KATHMANDU, Nov 29: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index started the trading on positive note but immediately pulled back to trade in red. However, the index within a few minutes recouped the losses and traded more than 25 points higher. Nonetheless, sellers dominated most of the trading hours. The index continued to close in negative territory ending the day at 2,630.01 – down 21.48 points against the session earlier.

KATHMANDU, Nov 28: Stocks came under pressure since the beginning of Sunday’s trading session. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell 43 points in the morning. After a small recovery attempt before mid-day, the bourse extended its free fall posting a loss of 80.29 points to close at 2,651.49.

KATHMANDU, Nov 25: Stocks witnessed choppy trading in the first hour of Thursday’s session before making a small decline at mid-day. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell close to 2,720 but managed to make a recovery towards the closing hours. Nonetheless, the benchmark ended session at 2,731.78 – down 3.22 points against the session earlier.

KATHMANDU, Nov 25: The benchmark witnessed a sharp fall in the morning with the market shedding almost 40 points by mi-day. However, buyers prevailed in the latter trading hours. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index saw a steady advance with Nepse inching 1.89 points higher to end Wednesday’s session at 2,735.01.

KATHMANDU, Sept 23: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell towards 2,750 level at mid-day and plateaued till mid-session. Further selling pressure in the latter trading hours pushed the benchmark firmly lower. At the close, Nepse settled at 2,733.31 – down 32.31 points against the session earlier.

Nepse falls 11 points to begin week

November 22, 2021 00:54 am

KATHMANDU, Nov 22: The benchmark opened Sunday’s session in green, but pulled back sharply at mid-day losing as much as 20 points. After trading mostly flat in the remaining trading hours, the index recouped some of its earlier losses. Nepse ended the day with a dip of 11.50 points at 2,757.53.

Nepse ends the week on red

November 18, 2021 19:24 pm

KATHMANDU, Nov 18: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index opened in positive note with a slight increment but corrected firmly and pulled the index 15 points lower. However, the market managed to recoup its earlier losses but failed to hold ground in green as the market witnessed a decline in the latter trading hours. At the close, Nepse fell 32.39 points to settle at 2769.13.

KATHMANDU, Nov 17: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index rose sharply on Wednesday morning and opened almost 30 points higher. Similarly, the market continued to hold its ground on a positive note for the most of the session. Nonetheless, the seller dominated in the last half an hour trading pushed the index slightly lower. At the end, Nepse registered a gain of 16.95 to close at 2801.52.

Nepse rally almost 70 points

November 16, 2021 18:56 pm

KATHMANDU, Nov 16: The local equity market saw strength since the beginning of Tuesday’s trading hour and rose almost 18 points. However, the benchmark corrected immediately but held its foothold in green. Thereafter, stocks continued to surge in the latter trading hours with all sectors ending firmly in green. At the close, Nepse registered a gain of 69.22 to settle at 2,784.57.

Nepse flat after 4-day decline

November 14, 2021 19:00 pm

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: Stocks fell sharply in the beginning of Sunday’s session as the benchmark dropped over 20 points in the first fifteen minutes. A recovery ensued pushing the market back towards the opening level, but the index traded mostly in red throughout the session. At the close, Nepse ended essentially flat with a minor loss of 1.38 points. The benchmark stood at 2,688.92.

KATHMANDU, Nov 12: The Nepalese equity market opened for 3 days in the week on review amidst festive holidays. On Monday, Nepse fell 19.20 points followed by a massive 79.79-points’ slump on Tuesday as losses accelerated. Further, with aggressive selling seen on Thursday, the benchmark gave up another 59.56 points. Consequently, Nepse finished week with a decline of 158.55 points or 5.57% at 2,848.84.

KATHMANDU, Nov 11: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index opened Thursday’s trading on a weak note. A sharp dip and recovery in the early hours was followed by a steady downfall in the afternoon. At the close, Nepse stood at 2,690.29 – down 59.57 points against the session earlier.

KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Stocks opened in positive territory and maintained its footing in green for most of the beginning trading hours. However, sellers prevailed in the afternoon dragging the index 19.20 points lower at the close. Nepse finished Monday’s trading at 2,829.64.

KATHMANDU, Nov 3: The equity index opened firmly in green but gains remained subdued since the beginning of Wednesday’s session. After dropping slightly towards negative territory in the afternoon, a minor last minute recovery pushed the index back in green helping the index extend prior day’s advance ahead of the festive holidays. Nepse stood at 2,848.84 – up 5.22 points against the session earlier.

KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Stocks traded in red in the morning as the benchmark Nepse fell around 30 points at mid-day. However, the bourse staged a steady recovery thereafter. The index climbed towards the opening level in the afternoon with a last hour surge pushing the index further in positive territory. At the close, Nepse stood at 2,843.62 – up 23.76 points against the session earlier.

Nepse snaps 6-day winning streak

November 1, 2021 18:49 pm

KATHMANDU, Nov 1: Stocks opened Monday’s trading on a strong note with Nepse trading around 30 points higher in the morning. The index gyrated in green thereafter but selling pressure in the afternoon dragged the market in negative territory dipping as much as 30 points. A small recovery at the end saw the benchmark close with a loss of 17.75 points at 2,819.86.

Nepse begins week with strength

October 31, 2021 19:19 pm

KATHMANDU, Oct 31: Stocks began on a strong note on Sunday’s session as the equity market rose around 20 points in the morning. After trading briefly in negative territory, the index saw a steady advance in the latter trading hours. At the close, the index rose by 55.50 points to end Sunday’s trading at 2,837.61.

KATHMANDU, Oct 27: The equity market opened in a positive note on Wednesday trading session. However, the index fell more than 30 points in the first minutes of trading. A sharp recovery pushed the index in green but again failed to maintain and then traded in red. However, the market succeeded to reach the key 2800 mark on mid-day. Following a volatile trading, stocks witnessed a steady advance in the final hours with the benchmark closing with an 18.06 points’ gain at 2769.13.

Nepse rally 87 points

October 25, 2021 21:39 pm

KATHMANDU, Oct 25:  The local equity market saw strength since the beginning of Monday’s trading hour. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index rallied more than 65 points in the one and half hour of trading before pulling back slightly lower. Stocks continued to surge in the latter trading hours with all sectors ending firmly in green. At the close, Nepse registered a gain of 87.63 to settle at 2,672.25

KATHMANDU, Oct 20: The local bourse remained under pressure since the beginning of Tuesday’s session. After dipping over 60 points in the morning a small recovery ensued. However, buyers quickly lost steam as sellers dominated the trading session thereafter. The benchmark index hit its intraday low at 2,582 before making a small final hour rebound. Eventually, Nepse closed the day with a dip of 77.33 points at 2,510.73.

KATHMANDU, Oct 17: The equity index rose sharply on Sunday morning, adding more than 25 points within the first half an hour of the session. However, stocks gave up earlier gains to trade more than 10 points lower at mid-day. A recovery in the latter hours, finally, pushed Nepse over 17 points higher to close at 2,656.96.

KATHMANDU, Oct 1: After ending in green in the prior week, stocks opened with notable weakness on Sunday. On the first trading day, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell around 60 points followed by back to back losses of over 70 points on Monday and Tuesday. Though the market tried to gain its footing on Wednesday with a 50-point gain, the benchmark ended the week with a decline of 32 points on Thursday. Overall, the weekly loss stood at 186.24 points or 6.61% with Nepse settling at 2,633.42.

KATHMANDU, Sept 29: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) saw strength in the morning on Wednesday with the index climbing around 30 points. Following a dip, the benchmark fell around 35 points to hit an intraday low of 2,580. Nonetheless, stocks continued to register a steady advance in the latter trading hours with the index ending 50.58 points higher at 2,665.94.

KATHMANDU, Sept 27: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell around 40 points in the morning before climbing back in positive territory within the first trading hour. However, stocks continued its downfall in the latter trading hours. A steady decline saw the index reach almost 2,600 mark before a small recovery helped the benchmark close at 2,615.40 – down 70.01 points against the session earlier.

KATHMANDU, Sept 27: The equity index fell sharply in the first few minutes of trading and lost around 35 points on Monday. After a failed recovery, the index continued to stretch its downward move. After reaching an intraday-low of 2,678, a small rise in the closing minutes saw the benchmark close with a loss of 73.05 at 2,685.42.

Nepse unchanged after volatile week

September 24, 2021 19:19 pm

KATHMANDU, Sept 24: Stocks saw significant selling pressure to begin week’s trading on Monday. The benchmark tanked 113.14 points – Nepse’s biggest point-drop in history in Monday’s session. The equity market found footing on Tuesday, however, registering a modest gain of 13.82 points. A sharp recovery ensued on Wednesday as the benchmark recovered all of its early losses with another advance of 104.88 points. A subdued end to the week with 2.71 points rise on Thursday saw the index close week almost at the opening level. Nepse ended the review period at 2,819.66 – up 7.28 points against the prior weekly close.