Kathmandu, August 19 – On Tuesday, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) saw a slight increase, gaining 6.51 points to finish at 2,776.90. The key index went up by 0.23% compared to the prior day.
The stock exchange data reveal that the share prices of 142 companies advanced while 107 declined.
A total of 131.24 million shares were exchanged via 61,784 deals, totaling Rs5.63 billion.
The turnover was less compared to Monday, when transactions amounted to Rs6.17 billion.
All sectoral sub-indices posted gains, with life insurance, production and processing, development banks, investment, others, and trade groups leading the upward movement.