The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) posted a marginal decline on Thursday, edging down by 0.93 points to close at 2,560.29—ending the day almost flat despite heightened trading activity.

Turnover, however, rose sharply. The market recorded transactions worth Rs4.68 billion, up from Wednesday’s Rs3.77 billion, even as price movements across sectors remained largely mixed throughout the session.

The share prices of 112 companies advanced, 138 declined and six remained unchanged.

The hotels and tourism subgroup led the day’s gains, rising 1.16 percent.

Other gainers included hydropower (0.09 percent), manufacturing and processing (0.32 percent), microfinance (0.27 percent), others (0.30 percent) and trading (0.17 percent). In contrast, banking fell by 0.34 percent, development banks by 0.08 percent, investment by 0.52 percent, life insurance by 0.06 percent and non-life insurance by 0.33 percent.

Four companies hit the 10-percent positive circuit: Dhaulagiri Laghubitta, Bandipur Cablecar, Jhapa Energy and Sagar Distillery—three of which were recently listed. Sindhu Development Bank climbed 9.60 percent, followed by Saptakoshi Development Bank at 7.71 percent and Chirkuwa Hydropower at 6.80 percent.