Kathmandu, 8 Dec. The Nepse index closed 7.04 points higher on Wednesday. The NEPSE index, which had risen by 0.34 percent, closed at 2068.45 points. The index had reached 2127.01 points during the trading session today. Shares worth more than Rs 6.86 billion have been traded today. Shares worth Rs 6.74 billion were traded on Tuesday.

Khadir has sold 11.5 million 58 thousand 991 shares of 203 companies. The highest priced shares have been bought and sold by Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited. Shares of the company worth more than Rs 1.34 billion have been bought and sold, while shares of National Life Insurance Company Limited have been bought and sold for more than Rs 455.1 million.

The highest increase in share price was recorded by Navil Bank Limited. The company's share price rose 9.97 percent to Rs 1,489 per share. Similarly, the share price of Samridhi Finance Company Limited has risen by 9.63 percent.Of the 12 groups that came into business, the banking, life insurance and mutual fund groups increased while the rest declined. The banking group grew by 1.58 per cent, the life insurance group by 2.87 per cent and the mutual fund group by 0.62 per cent.