NEPSE continues to slide

KATHMANDU, Aug 19 - The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Tuesday fell by 0.66 point. All the sub-indices suffered a loss except for the development bank sector. The hydropower sector lost the most dropping 12.88 points followed by finance, banking and insurance.
The share market witnessed a total turnover of Rs. 91.39 million with 118,822 units of shares being traded. Shares of 67 companies changed hands on NEPSE.
Among the 22 commercial banks whose shares were traded on NEPSE on Tuesday, Everest Bank posted the biggest growth with its stock rising by 44 points while Standard Chartered Bank lost the most on the trading floor by shedding 73 points.
Similarly, among the 15 development banks, Swabhalambhan Bikas Bank witnessed the highest increase of 40 points.
Among the 25 finance companies, Kaski Finance was the highest loser shedding a whopping 570 points. The top five winners on NEPSE were Swabhalambhan Bikas Bank with a 6.06 percent rise in its stock price followed by World Merchant Bank, Machhapuchchhre Bank, Citizens Bank International and National Hydropower Company. - Kantipur Report