The legend of Singha Sartha Aju

Singha Sartha Aju, also known as Simhasartha Bahu, is a revered figure in Nepali folklore, particularly among the Newar community

Everything you need to know about Nagaloka and serpent kings in prehistoric Kathmandu Valley

In Hindu and Buddhist mythology, the Kathmandu Valley was once home to a vast lake known as Nagadaha, the home

Why are Nepali youths not reading?

It is deeply concerning to witness a growing trend among teenagers: they spend an increasing amount of time watching short-form

Dawa Tashi Sherpa: Meet the Nepali man who is a symbol of triumph and survival on Everest’s deadly slopes

In the heart of Nepal’s Everest region, at 2,300 meters above sea level, lies Sibuje, a remote Sherpa village untouched

Children and Youth Dialogue: An opportunity to reimagine role of youth in policy making

Amid strong criticisms against a political system incapable of effectively tackling the most daunting problems faced by Nepal, there is

Fall in capital market continues, market shrinks to seven billion

Kathmandu: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NESPE) continues to fall for five transaction days, today too. The NEPSE index plummeted by 13.09 points to sit at 2632.94 points today. 

Today, the third day of the week, saw a total turnover of Rs 7,245,568,421.39 from the trading of 19,077,583 shares of 328 scrips, with 93,459 transactions.

Today’s turnover amount was the lowest one in the past two months. The sensitive index dropped by 1.80 points and the float index by 0.91 points. 

Today, the trading group rose by 0.79%, while all other sub-indices declined. The banking group decreased by 0.11%, Development Bank by 0.69%, Finance by 0.99%, Hydropower by 0.71%, Investment by 0.53%, Life Insurance by 0.76%,  Manufacturing and Processing by 0.68%, Microfinance by 0.91%, Non-Life Insurance by 0.40%, and Other groups by 0.44%. 

In today’s trading, a positive circuit breaker was applied for the Manushi Microfinance while the investors of the Siddhartha Investment Growth Scheme-3 lost the highest 8.82 percent today. 

In terms of transaction amount and number of shares traded, the highest was with Hydro Electricity Investment and Development Company Limited with the purchase and sale of a total of 16,64,085 shares of the company’s promoter stock at Rs. 298,154,000.