KATHMANDU: Nepal Stock Exchange Ltd (NEPSE) has increased by 50.58 points on Wednesday.

With today’s increment, the index has reached 2665.93 points.

A total of 9.89 million shares of 229 companies traded today resulting in a turnover of Rs 5.02 billion.

Today, the share price of all groups has risen.

Out of the 229 companies traded, only 21 declined.

Shares of Api Power Company and Green Development Bank increased by 10 percent today on a positive circuit.

Despite the rise in the overall market, shares of Mega Bank and Unilever Nepal have declined by more than three percent. The highest turnover of Rs 226.7 million was recorded in AP Power Company.