Nepal, Oct. 28 -- The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Wednesday surged 33.29 points to two months high at 2,664.06 points.

The secondary market opened at 2,630.76 points and went to an upward trend throughout the trading hours. The share prices of 241 companies increased, while those of 35 companies declined; the prices of three companies remained unchanged.

The total turnover escalated to Rs 7.45 billion from Rs 5.79 billion on Tuesday. The amount was highest in the past one and a half months.

As the life insurance group gained a notable 188.20 points, the hydropower group posted a rise of 2.06 percent (75.03 points). Among 13 sectors, only trading declined 14.22 points.

In individual companies, six out of top 10 gainers were from th...