Nepal, July 20 -- The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Monday surged 41.70 points (1.55 percent), continuing a notable rise in the market index on the consecutive second-day trading.

After reeling under the bearish trend for a long period, the market on Friday escalated 79 points. On the two successive trading days, the market gained around 120 points.

With Monday's rise, the NEPSE index has remained at 2,719.24 points, taking the index to the highest figure in a month. The daily turnover amounts also increased to Rs 5.51 billion from Rs 4.57 billion.

Among individual companies the value of 239 increased, 32 decreased, and 5 remained unchanged. The manufacturing and processing group increased the most by 3.21 percent.

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