The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) ended Thursday with a slight increase of 5.82 points, settling at 2,782.18, marking a 0.20% rise. However, the Sensitive Index slipped by 0.08% to 473.23. Market activity throughout the week remained unstable, with heavy declines on Sunday and Monday, a recovery on Tuesday, and another sharp drop on Wednesday. On Thursday, a total of 21.32 million shares were traded through 103,225 transactions, generating a turnover of Rs 8.819 billion. Among 328 listed companies, 98 recorded gains, 158 declined, and 12 remained unchanged. Sector-wise, manufacturing rose by 1.77% and trading jumped 2.53%, while finance dropped 0.87% and commercial banks edged down by 0.11%. Other sectors showed mixed performance.
