NEPSE drops 10pt

Kantipur Report
KATHMANDU, Sept 1 - The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Monday lost 10.21 points on the trading floor. The sensitive index also decreased by 3.28 points.
All the sub-indices on NEPSE dropped on Monday. The hydropower sector lost the most by shedding 18.21 points followed by the banking and finance sectors which fell 13.26 points and 4.68 points respectively. Development bank fell 4.42 points and insurance lost 0.19 point.
The share market witnessed a total turnover of Rs. 89.789 million with 108,175 shares being traded. Shares of 64 companies changed hands on NEPSE.
Among the 20 commercial banks listed on NEPSE, Kumari Bank posted the biggest growth with its stock rising by 13 points while Standard Chartered Bank lost the most on the trading floor by shedding 160 points.
Similarly, among the 11 development banks whose shares were traded on NEPSE on Monday, Triveni Bikas Bank witnessed the highest increase of 26 points while Pashupati Development Bank dropped 37 points.
Among the 19 finance companies on NEPSE, Pokhara Finance was the highest gainer with an increase of 9 points in its share price. NIDC Capital Markets lost 36 points.
The top five winners on NEPSE were Triveni Bikas Bank with a 3.65 percent rise in its stock price followed by Kumari Bank, Prudential Bittiya Sansthan and Sanima Bikas Bank.
Similarly, the top five losers on Monday were Pashupati Development Bank which fell by 7.63 percent followed by Nabil Bank promoter share, DCBL Bank, Nepal Industrial and Co. Bank and Ace Development Bank.
The Bank of Kathmandu topped the chart in terms of turnover with Rs. 13.47 million.