KATHMANDU, Oct. 27 -- The equity market opened in a positive note on Wednesday trading session. However, the index fell more than 30 points in the first minutes of trading. A sharp recovery pushed the index in green but again failed to maintain and then traded in red. However, the market succeeded to reach the key 2800 mark on mid-day. Following a volatile trading, stocks witnessed a steady advance in the final hours with the benchmark closing with an 18.06 points' gain at 2769.13.

Turnover remained upbeat with Rs. 6.612 billion worth of shares being traded on the day.

Most of the sectors ended in the green note except Hotels & Tourism, Development Bank, Hydropower and Manufacturing & Processing ended in lower side with a slight decreme...