Kathmandu, Oct. 15: The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) On Thursday increased 4.67 points, marking the rise in index for consecutive six days, to close at 2,625.93 points.

The finance sector saw the highest gain, rising by 1.03 percent. A total of nine groups were registered as gainers. Of the four losers, the trading index declined 0.55 percent, the highest of all.

The total turnover increased slightly to Rs 4.71 billion from the previous turnover of Rs 4.13 billion. The share prices of 173 companies increased, while those of 90 companies decreased and 15 remained stable.

The share price of the recently listed Beni Hydropower Project rose by 14.98 percent, reaching Rs 313.90 per share. Himalayan Everest Insurance and Laxmi Unnati Kosh followed in terms of gainers.

Conversely, the market price of SBL Debenture 2089 declined three percent, followed by Laxmi Value Fund 2 and Mathillo Mailun Khola Jalvidhyut Limited, with a drop of 2.84 percent and 2.83 percent, respectively.

Among the companies with the highest trading volume, Kumari Bank, Api Power and Ghalemdi Hydropower recorded the transactions of Rs 236.13 million, Rs 227.85 million and Rs 185.96 million, respectively.