KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange index has increased 32.42 points to close at 1394.77 points.

Likewise, the sensitive index has surged 6.81 points to reach 295.06 points. Over 2.9 million shares of the total 180 companies were traded at over Rs 1.4 billion.

Bank has increased 40.99 points, trade 13.26, development bank 60.05, hydropower 9.92, finance 16.82, non-life insurance 79.37, production 45.55, others 6.79, microfinance 6.48, life insurance 1341.15 and collective investment fund 0.03.

Shares of Nepal Reinsurance Company were traded at over Rs 94 million. Likewise, shares of NMB Bank were traded at over 82 million, NIC Asia Bank over Rs 56 million, Nepal Life Insurance Company over Rs 35 million, Nabil Bank Limited over Rs 30 million and Global IME bank over Rs 25 million.

NIC Asia Micro Finance Financial Institution has surged 9.96 percent, Miteri Development Bank 9.12, Laxmi Bank 9.09, Pokhara Finance 8.90, Reliance Finance 8.26 and Gurans Micro Finance Financial Institution 8.11.

Similarly, Oriental Hotel Limited has fallen by 6.38 percent, Radhi Electricity Company 5.03, Nabil Balance Fund-2 3.84, Samudayek Micro Finance Financial Institution 3.03, Swarojgar Micro Finance Development Bank 3.03, United Modi Hydropower 2.88 and Support Micro Finance Financial Institution by 2.82 percent.