KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) witnessed a strong start to the trading week on Sunday, with most listed companies seeing gains in their share prices.

The NEPSE index climbed by 30.75 points, closing at 2,631.14. A total of Rs 9.20 billion worth of shares were traded during the day.

Out of all the traded companies, 205 recorded price gains, 42 declined, and 3 remained unchanged.

Among the gainers, Samudayik Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha delivered the highest profit for its investors, while Khanikhola Hydropower incurred the biggest losses.

Except for the Trading sub-index, all other sectoral indices closed in the green, indicating broad market optimism.