KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index approached the 2500-point mark before retreating slightly.
On the day Prime Minister KP Oli secured a vote of confidence, the NEPSE index neared 2500 points.
However, due to a minor correction at the end, the index closed up 60 points.
During mid-trading, the NEPSE index reached as high as 2494 points.
Ultimately, it closed at 2488.94 points, marking an increase of 61.61 points, or 2.48 percent.
On Sunday, shares worth Rs 15.23 billion were traded.
The share prices of 181 companies rose on Sunday, while 56 companies saw their prices fall, and 5 remained unchanged.
As the index showed a positive trend, the share prices of 9 companies increased significantly.
Among these, 2 companies hit positive circuit limits, and 7 companies’ shares increased by more than 9%.
All 13 trading groups saw improvements on Sunday.
The hotel group index rose the most by 259 points, followed by the trading group with a 230-point increase.
The manufacturing and processing industry group index increased by 213 points, while the life insurance group index rose by 174 points.
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