The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) recorded a double-digit gain on Tuesday, rising by 15.70 points to close at 2,566.07—an increase of 0.61 percent from the previous trading day.

Out of the companies traded, share prices of 207 advanced, while 44 declined and five remained unchanged. The larger number of gaining stocks helped lift the benchmark index into positive territory.

A total of 9.26 million shares were traded in 55,277 transactions, amounting to Rs4.10 billion in turnover—higher than Monday’s transaction value of Rs3.94 billion, according to Nepse.

All 13 trading sub-indices ended in the green, supporting the overall market rally.