The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index posted a modest gain of 1.52 points on Wednesday, rising 0.05 percent to close at 2,641.43 points. The market had advanced by 4.90 points on Tuesday after shedding 5.54 points on Monday. Trading remained closed on Sunday due to Prithvi Jayanti. Meanwhile, the Sensitive Index slipped by 0.13 points, or 0.02 percent, to settle at 454.73 points. A total of 12.5 million shares of 320 listed companies were traded through 72,671 transactions during the session, pushing total turnover to Rs 6.20 billion. This compares with a turnover of Rs 6.99 billion on Tuesday and Rs 6.47 billion on Monday. Out of the 13 sub-indices that traded, eight recorded gains while five declined. The commercial bank sub-index fell marginally by 0.08 percent.
