NEPSE Index Posts Big Gain on 1st Trading Day of New FY

Jul 17, 2026 03:23 PM Merolagani



NEPSE index closed higher on the first trading day of the fiscal year 2083/84. On Friday, the NEPSE index increased by 79.74 points to close at 2677.54 points.

Likewise, the Sensitive Index increased by 11.51 points, while the Float Index increased by 5.45 points and the Sensitive Float Index increased by 4.13 points. 

Despite the NEPSE index surging, the transaction volume increased moderately. A total of 10,389,077 shares worth Rs 4.57 billion were traded in 58,094 trades on the day.

On this day, the shares of Srinagar Agritech Industries traded at a positive circuit level. The company's share price rose by Rs 125.70 to Rs 963.70 on the day. Similarly, the share price of Suryakunda Hydro Electric has increased by 15 percent and the share price of Shikhar Power Development has increased by 12.5 percent. Meanwhile, the share price of Aatma Nirbhar Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha fell by 15 percent on the day.

On the basis of turnover, Ankhu Khola Hydropower Company topped the list on the day. Shares worth Rs 222.3 million were traded on the day. Similarly, shares of Corporate Development Bank worth Rs 175 million were traded on the day, while the turnover of Reliance Spinning Mills crossed Rs 155 million.

Out of 13 sub-groups, the indices of 12 sub-groups have increased while the indices of one sub-group have decreased. The manufacturing and processing sub-group index increased the most by 4.60 percent on the day. Likewise, the index of investment and hydropower sub-group increased by more than 4 percent while the index of finance and hotel and tourism sub-group increased by more than 3 percent. On this day, the index of the mutual fund sub-group has decreased.




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