KATHMANDU: Nepal Stock Exchange Ltd (NEPSE) has increased by 5.72 points on Monday, the second trading day of the week.

With today’s increment, the index has reached 3160.05 points.

A total of 28.61 million shares of 227 companies traded today resulting in a turnover of Rs 15.93 billion.

Of the 13 subgroups traded, shares of seven subgroups have increased. Shares of the remaining six subgroups have declined.

Share prices of five companies have started a positive circuit on Monday. The share price of Corporate Development Bank Limited, National Hydropower, Jeevan Bikas Microfinance Financial Institution Limited, Reedy Hydropower, and Khanikhola Hydropower Company Limited has seen a positive circuit.