Nepal, May 27 -- Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) on Tuesday increased marginally by 0.85 points.

Despite Nepal Rastra Bank initiating flexible policy through the third-quarter review of the monetary policy, it has so far failed to boost confidence of investors towards the country's secondary market. The index declined by 5.21 points also on Monday, the consecutive day of the announcement of the review. According to stockbrokers, investors are in wait and watch mood regarding the budget announcement to take place on Thursday.

In the intraday trading on Tuesday, the market opened at 2,674.76 points and plunged to the day's low at 2,655.86 points in the first 14 minutes. The index however went upward in the next moment and reached as high as ...