Nepal, June 23 -- Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Monday increased marginally by 4.78 points to close at 2,600.76 points.

The secondary market opened at 2,595.97 points and went through heavy fluctuation throughout the trading period. The index inclined by 10 points in the first half of an hour, while it plunged by 20 points to hit the day's low at 2,585.08 points in the equal time interval successively.

In the next one hour, the market again reached the day's high at 2,608.56 points, followed by a drop of 17 points in another 30 minutes. For the last 80 minutes, the market remained almost stable and hovered around 2,600 points.

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