KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) rose by 12.91 points (0.46 percent) on Monday, closing at 2,763.74.

Despite the gain, overall trading remained moderate. A total of 114,408,844 shares worth Rs 5.10 billion were traded throughout the day.

By market close, share prices of 143 companies had increased, 106 had declined, while two remained unchanged. Altogether, 326 companies saw trading activity with 68,775 transactions recorded.

Except for the “Others” and “Trading” groups, all sectoral indices closed higher, with the commercial banks group gaining the most at 1.50 points.