Kathmandu, March 1 -- The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index rose by double digits on Sunday, the first trading day of the week.

The benchmark index increased by 19.27 points to close at 2,674.20 points, reflecting growth across most sectors.

Of the traded companies, share prices of 187 firms advanced, while 64 recorded losses and 11 remained unchanged.

A total of 13,193,462 shares were traded through 55,206 transactions during the day. The total turnover amounted to Rs5.64 billion.

Shares of Salapa Development Bank and Reliance Spinning Mills gained 9.99 percent each, marking the highest increase of the day. Meanwhile, Himstar Urja Company and Corporate Development Bank recorded declines of 4.16 percent and 3.61 percent respectively....