Kathmandu, Oct. 31 -- Nepal's stock market returned from the Dashain holiday with renewed buying interest. Gains across all major sectors lifted the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index by 55.98 points, or 2.13 percent, to 2,690.15 during the October 26-30 trading week, as trading volumes also increased.

Weekly turnover jumped 52.64 percent to Rs34.39 billion from Rs22.53 billion in the preceding trading week, suggesting that the rally was accompanied by increased market participation. Average daily turnover reached Rs6.88 billion.

Market capitalisation expanded by Rs100 billion to Rs4.63 trillion from Rs4.53 trillion a week earlier. The Sensitive Index, which tracks Class A stocks, gained 2.03 percent to 487.66, while the Float and Sensi...