गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Breaking ∕ Nepal stock market slips despite seven-month high turnover Breaking Nepal stock market slips despite seven-month high turnover KathmanduPati October 30, 2026 Kathmandu [Nepal], October 30 – Nepal’s stock market edged lower by five points on Friday with the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index closing at 2,690 points. Despite the decline market turnover reached a seven-month high of Rs8.89 billion. The last comparable high was recorded on April 16 when shares worth Rs9.31 billion were traded. Share prices of 102 companies increased while 169 declined and eight remained unchanged. The development bank sub-index gained the most rising, 1.61 percent. Meanwhile, the banking, finance, hydropower, hotel and tourism and microfinance sectors recorded losses. Beni Hydropower led the gainers with a 15 percent rise. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal Army Chief calls for clearer disaster response command structure Netanyahu faces coalition challenge as opposition seeks power Nepal, India agree to boost border surveillance technology Nepal suspends private schools’ association over repeated non-compliance Nepal yet to finalise Prime Minister’s India visit date UN extends Nepal’s LDC Graduation preparation period Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month4 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Why Are Boys Unexpressive? We need to be serious about the international scenario post-Covid: Dr. Nischal N. Pandey
