The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index continued its upward trend for the fourth consecutive trading day on Wednesday, gaining 9.61 points compared to the previous session.

With this, the benchmark has risen by a cumulative 105 points over the past four days, climbing from 2,560 last Thursday to 2,665.

Market activity also strengthened, with turnover increasing to Rs6.69 billion—up from Tuesday’s Rs5.82 billion.

During the day’s trading, share prices of 142 companies advanced, 104 declined and 11 remained unchanged.

Four companies—Sagar Distillery, Jhapa Energy, Swastik Microfinance and Srinagar Agritech—hit the 10 percent positive circuit on Wednesday.