Nepse index continues to rise KATHMANDU: Nepal Stock Market Exchange (Nepse) index witnessed a rise of 18 points as demands for shares of banks went up on Sunday. Opened for trading at 1,666.25 points, Nepse index climbed to 1,688.30 at one point of time. The benchmark index, however, closed at 1684.30, according to Nepal Stock Market Exchange. With 6,393,582 shares of as many as 135 companies traded, the total turnover over of the day was Rs 1.6057 billion. Shares of Standard Chartered Bank and Everest Bank Ltd were traded respectively at Rs 3,770 and Rs 3,410 each. Rs 1,605.763056 million Total Market Capitalisation Rs 1,807,671.33 million Floated Market Capitalisation Rs 593,363.25 million Nepse rides bull-run to a new height