Nepal, May 9 -- The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) last week increased 6.93 points (0.25 percent) amid the government's ongoing investigations against a number of high profile persons in the prospect of money laundering cases.

The secondary market that opened at 2,738.72 points last week, closed at 2,738.72 points. In a five-day trading session, the market opened at a negative note with a plunge of 34.63 points on Monday, which was followed by a modest increase of 8.78 points on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the market again slid 1.64 points and a marginal gain of 6.94 points was registered on the next day. The index surged 27.49 points on Friday, to close for the week.

Ten groups were the gainers as hotels and tourism escalated 38.82 points. Th...