Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) last week slipped marginally by 0.56 points (0.02 percent) amid the country heading towards holding general elections on stipulated time and the second quarter reports unveiled by listed companies.

The secondary market opened at 2,714.61 points on Sunday, while it closed at 2,714.05 points on Thursday. During the trading period, the index reached as high as 2,788.09 points and as low as 2,702.56 points, resulting in the fluctuation of 87.92 points.

By adding 57.55 points, the market opened for the weekdays at a positive note on Sunday. This was followed by a decline of 3.07 points and 42.58 points on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. On Wednesday, the market inched up 5.38 points, followed by a decline of 17.53 points on Thursday to close for the week.

Sector-wise, six were the gainers. Hydropower surged by 2.93 percent (102.50 points), as mutual funds, hotels and tourism, trading, investment, manufacturing and processing were in the lists. Of the seven losers, ‘others’ group plunged by 1.75 percent (42.24 points), the highest of all.

Regarding the individual companies, Ankhukhola Hydropower Company with turnover of its shares worth Rs 2.74 billion stood as the topmost in the segment. Trishuli Jal Vidhyut Company stood as the topmost gainer by adding 28.73 percent in its market value. Goodwill Finance Limited Debenture lost 8.96 percent, the highest of all.

The total turnover amount surged 83.92 percent, from Rs 38.25 billion to Rs 70.36 billion. The average turnover increased to Rs 14.07 billion from Rs 9.56 billion.

In the review period, the market capitalization however decreased to Rs 4.556 from Rs 4.557 trillion, facing a loss of more than Rs 1 billion in their book values. In the previous week, the capital gains amount was recorded at Rs 122 billion.