The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index inched up 0.1 percent, or 2.80 points, on Monday, June 16, closing at 2,658.66. The index had risen marginally by 0.01 percent the previous trading day.

This follows declines of 0.34 percent last Thursday and 0.51 percent on Wednesday.

Trading activity remained robust, with daily turnover surpassing Rs 13.18 billion—the highest in the past three months. Previously, the turnover crossed Rs 13.73 billion on March 3. It stood just over Rs 11.44 billion on Sunday.

More than 33.6 million shares changed hands across 105,635 transactions, up from 25.3 million shares and 95,374 transactions the previous day.

Out of the 248 listed companies traded on Monday, 124 advanced, while an equal number declined.

Among key sub-indices, the Float Index rose by 0.08 percent. However, the Sensitive Index and the Sensitive Float Index dipped by 0.05 percent and 0.04 percent, respectively.

Pure Energy Limited (PURE) hit the upper circuit limit, with its share price reaching Rs 997.80. People’s Power Limited (PPL) followed with a 9.99 percent gain, closing at Rs 397.20 per share.

On the losing side, Upper Hewakhola Hydropower Company Limited (UHEWA) recorded the steepest fall, dropping 7.58 percent to Rs 517.99.

Sanima Mai Hydropower Ltd (SHPC) topped the turnover chart with Rs 951.62 million in transactions, followed by Ngadi Group Power Ltd (NGPL) at Rs 903.17 million, and Butwal Power Company Ltd (BPCL) at Rs 587.99 million.
Five out of 13 sectoral indices ended in negative territory. The Finance Index saw the sharpest decline, down 1.22 percent, followed by Hydropower (-1%), Others (-0.33%), Investment (-0.13%), and Manufacturing & Processing (-0.03%).

Conversely, the Hotels and Tourism Index led the gains with a 4.69 percent jump, while the Trading Index rose a modest 0.09 percent.

At the end of the trading, total market capitalization stood at Rs 4,429.46 billion.