April 24:  The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Index saw a slight increase of 0.15 points, or 0.00%, closing at 1969.17 on Wednesday, the third trading day of the week.

During today's trading session, 313 scrips were traded on the NEPSE through 36,483 transactions, with a total of 7,284,272 shares changing hands, resulting in transactions worth Rs 2.53 billion.

Nepal Reinsurance Company Limited Promoter Share (NRICP) led the turnover amount with transactions worth Rs 63 crores. Pokhara Finance Limited (PFL) witnessed the highest gain of 10%, closing at a market price of Rs 565 per share.

Conversely, Mai Khola Hydropower Limited (MKHL) incurred the maximum loss at 7.84%, settling at a market price of Rs 470 per share.

In terms of sector indices, ten sectors closed in the red territory, while the remaining sectors closed in the green zone. The Finance Index saw the highest gain of 2.44%. Conversely, the Hotels and Tourism Index experienced the highest loss at 0.44%.