KATHMANDU: Nepal Stock Exchange Ltd (NEPSE) has increased by 43.29 points on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.

With today’s increment, the index has reached 2692.47 points.

A total of 7.33 million shares of 238 companies traded today resulting in a turnover of Rs 3.67 billion.

The share price of all groups except trade and manufacturing increased today. The share of the non-life insurance groups has increased by 243 points.

Similarly, the share of life insurance, hotel, and tourism group has also increased by more than 100 points.

Api Power Company has the highest turnover of Rs 160 million. Shares of Nepal Finance Limited, Tehrathum Power Company, and Madhya Bhotekoshi Hydropower Company have seen a positive circuit today.