SATV Kathmandu, Aug 09: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) closed higher on Thursday, gaining 18.30 points to settle at 2,850.37. The benchmark index, which had declined by 1.74 points the previous day, rebounded by 0.64 percent to end the week on a stronger note.

Market breadth leaned positive—share prices of 187 companies advanced, while 62 declined. The improvement in market sentiment was reflected not only in the index but also in trading volume, with the increase in turnover.

A total of 25.4 million shares were traded across 95,839 transactions, amounting to a total daily turnover of Rs 8.53 billion. This marked a notable rise from Wednesday’s turnover of Rs7.63 billion.

All sectoral indices registered gains, contributing to the double-digit rise in the benchmark index. Among them, finance companies, manufacturing & processing, and the ‘others’ sub-index posted gains of over 1 percent, suggesting broad-based buying interest across the market.