Kathmandu: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index rose slightly on Tuesday, the second trading day of the week. After falling for the previous two trading days, the market closed higher.

On Tuesday, the NEPSE index gained 11.96 points and closed at 2,578.73. The Sensitive Index rose by 2.00 points, the Float Index by 0.82 points and the Sensitive Float Index by 0.75 points.

Although the index increased, the total trading amount decreased compared to the previous day. On Monday, shares worth Rs 3.27 billion were traded.

On Tuesday, 359 stocks were traded in 41,607 transactions. A total of 8.955 million shares worth Rs 3.138 billion changed hands.

Trishuli Hydropower Company’s share price rose the most, gaining 5.11 percent. Other stocks that increased in price rose by less than 4 percent.

Falling stocks also declined by less than 5 percent. Sarvottam Paints’ share price dropped by about 5 percent while the unit price of AIBL Growth Fund fell by around 4.5 percent.

In terms of trading amount, Ghalemdi Hydro ranked first with shares worth Rs 239.1 million traded. Liberty Energy saw trading of about Rs 140 million while Himal Dolakha Hydropower Company’s trading amount exceeded Rs 95 million.

Of the 13 sub groups, 11 indices rose and two fell. The Life Insurance sub group gained the most, rising by 41.10 points. The Microfinance and Non life Insurance sub groups declined slightly.