Kathmandu, Jan. 20 -- The sensitive index that measures the performance of Group 'A' firms also increased marginally by 0.35 points to close at 251 points with a notable rise in the sub-indices of the blue-chip firms

Jan 20, 2019-Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) last week inched up 6.92 points to close at 1,187.76 points, after investors rushed to purchase stocks of selected companies, hoping to score good dividend returns.

With the market inclining marginally, the average daily turnover rose to Rs370.40 million, up slightly compared to Rs369.25 million in the previous week.

The secondary market that opened at 1,180.84 points on Sunday slid 5.79 points to close at 1,175.05 points. On Monday and Tuesday, the market gained 2.98 points and 17...