KATHMANDU: On the first trading day of the week, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index increased by double digits. Today, the stock market benchmark NEPSE index rose by 39.92 points, reaching 2,600.22.

A total of 13,381,926 shares of 334 companies were traded 76,028 times, amounting to a transaction value of Rs. 6.28 billion. Except for the mutual fund group, all sectoral sub-indices increased.

Shares of Sagar Distillery Ltd., Bandipur Cablecar & Tourism Ltd., and Jhapa Energy Ltd. hit the positive circuit limit. Meanwhile, Peoples Hydropower Company Ltd. registered the highest decline, with its share price falling by 7.56%.

In terms of transaction value, NRN Infrastructure topped the chart with trades worth Rs. 656,091,929, while Peoples Hydropower Company Ltd. had the highest number of shares traded, totaling 1,186,078 units.