KATHMANDU: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) surged by 54 points on Wednesday, reaching 2,364.63 points, with trading volumes exceeding Rs 12 billion.

A total of 32,095,937 shares were exchanged among 306 companies, with 204 seeing price increases.

The non-life insurance sector led the gains, climbing 382.41 points, while all 13 sectors reported positive growth, with significant increases in hotel, tourism, life insurance, manufacturing, and trading sectors.

Notably, six companies’ share prices rose by over 9%, with four hitting the positive circuit limit.