KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index has surpassed the psychological resistance level of 3,000 points.

On Tuesday, the third trading day of the week, NEPSE rose by 30.49 points to close at 3001.80 points.

On the previous trading day, Monday, the index had increased by 7.10 points.

On Tuesday, shares worth a total of Rs 18.52 billion were traded on NEPSE.

In comparison, the total turnover on Monday was slightly higher at Rs 18.75 billion.

Out of the companies that traded on Tuesday, the share prices of 176 companies increased, while 74 companies saw a decline in their share prices.