NEPSE falls 7.37 points to 2,643.83 as turnover rises above Rs 4.27 billion

Kathmandu, August 14, 2026 — The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index declined 7.37 points to close at 2,643.83 points on Friday, the final trading session of the week, even as daily turnover increased significantly from the previous session.

The benchmark index had gained in each of the previous three trading sessions before Friday’s decline. On Thursday, NEPSE had advanced 8.81 points, following smaller gains on Wednesday and Tuesday.

The Sensitive Index, which tracks large companies, increased 0.13 points to 464.73 points. The Float Index declined, while the Sensitive Float Index also fell during the session.

Market activity strengthened despite the fall in the benchmark. A total of 9,754,403 shares of 344 companies were traded through 43,060 transactions, generating a turnover of Rs 4.275 billion. The previous trading day had recorded turnover of Rs 3.724 billion, meaning Friday’s figure was more than Rs 550 million higher.

Share prices of 101 companies advanced, while 164 declined and 12 remained unchanged. Among the 13 sectoral sub-indices, four ended higher and nine lower. Life Insurance, Microfinance, Mutual Fund and Other groups registered gains, while the remaining sectors declined.

The Life Insurance sub-index rose 0.27 percent, Microfinance gained 0.28 percent, Mutual Fund increased 0.24 percent and the Other group climbed 0.44 percent. Commercial Bank, Development Bank, Finance, Hotel and Tourism, Hydropower, Investment, Manufacturing and Processing, Non-Life Insurance and Trading groups closed lower.

Mount Everest Power Development recorded a 15 percent gain, reaching the positive circuit limit, while Super Khudi Hydropower posted the day’s largest decline, falling 12.83 percent.

Agriculture Bond topped the market by turnover, with transactions worth about Rs 708.7 million. Khani Khola Hydropower and Liberty Energy followed with turnover of roughly Rs 180 million and Rs 165 million, respectively. Liberty Energy also recorded the highest trading volume, with 723,736 shares changing hands.