NEPSE Index surges 2,700 points after 19 trading days

Jul 20, 2026 03:23 PM Merolagani



On the first trading day of the week, the NEPSE index increased. The NEPSE index climbed above 2,700 points after gains for five consecutive  days and 19 trading days.

On Monday, the NEPSE index increased by 41.70 points to close at 2,719.24 points. Likewise, the sensitive index increased by 4.22 points, while the float index increased by 2.39 points and the sensitive float index increased by 1.46 points.

 Along with NEPSE, the transaction amount has also increased on this day. A total of 12,245,337 shares worth Rs 5.51 billion were traded in 67,155 trades on the day.

On this day, the shares of Everest Color was traded at a positive circuit level. The company's share price rose by Rs 48.50 to close at Rs 372.40 on the day. Similarly, the share price of Ridge Line Energy increased by more than 14.5 percent and the share price of Srinagar Agritech Industries increased by about 11 percent on the day. Meanwhile, the share price of Atmanirbhar Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha fell by 6.86 percent on the day.

On the basis of turnover, Ankhu Khola Hydropower Company topped the list on the day. The company's shares worth Rs 291.5 million were traded on the day. Similarly, shares of Reliance Spinning Mills worth Rs 245 million were traded on the day, while the turnover of Ridi Power Development crossed Rs 205 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 3.21 percent on the day. Likewise, the indices of hydropower and other sub-groups increased by more than 2 percent while the indices of development banks, hotel and tourism, investment and trading sub-groups increased by more than 1 percent. On this day, the indices of the mutual fund sub-group have decreased.

 




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