KATHMANDU

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index increased by 35.39 points to reach 2141.87 points on Wednesday.

A total of 306 companies traded 1,999,636 units of shares worth over 7 billion 95 lakhs rupees. The company with the highest trading was Shivam Cement, with a share value of 37,349,726.70 rupees.

Additionally, Bottlers Nepal (Balaju) Limited investors earned the most profit in Wednesday’s share market.

Investors in the Kumari Growth Plan suffered the biggest losses in Wednesday’s stock market. The company’s share price has dropped by more than 3 percent.