The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index surged by 34.22 points on Thursday to close at 2,600.38, crossing the 2,600-point mark for the first time in 11 trading days.

Compared to the previous session, the benchmark index rose by 1.33 percent. On Wednesday, Nepse had fallen by 5.17 points to settle at 2,566.16.

A total of 26.01 million shares of listed companies were traded 53,112 times, generating a turnover of Rs7.51 billion.

Out of the companies traded, share prices of 216 firms advanced, 28 declined, and five remained unchanged.

All 13 subgroups except the mutual fund group recorded gains. The life insurance, non-life insurance, manufacturing and processing, and hydropower sub-indices were among the top performers of the day.