KATHMANDU: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) went up by 40 points to each 1229.27 within 45 minutes after the transaction began on Tuesday.

The benchmark index had decreased by 40 points in the first one hour on Monday.

Likewise, sensitive index has also increased by 8.23 points to reach 264.52 during the same period.

Until this period, a total of 227,044 units of shares worth Rs 116,604,800 from 112 companies have been sold.