The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 2.41 points, or 0.09 percent, on Monday to close at 2,616.97, although daily turnover dropped to Rs 5.138 billion from Rs 6.699 billion a day earlier. The Sensitive Index climbed 1.65 points to 451.05. A total of 12.62 million shares of 329 companies were traded through 56,347 transactions. Of the 13 sectoral indices, six posted gains while seven declined. Commercial banks, development banks, finance, investment, life insurance and others advanced, whereas hotels, hydropower, manufacturing, microfinance, mutual funds, non-life insurance and trading sectors fell. Overall, 113 companies gained, 140 declined and nine remained unchanged.
