KATHMANDU, Nov. 22 -- Nepse benchmark index up 4.69 points

The local stock market opened Sunday's trading firmly in green with the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index reaching as high as 1,810 points in the morning. A sharp pullback and a subsequent rally at mid-day saw the index hit 1,810-point mark for the second time in the day. However, the benchmark witnessed a steady decline in the latter trading hours on profit booking as the index dipped as much as 16 points in the late afternoon. A recovery towards the closing minutes saw the benchmark close with a gain of 4.69 points at 1,782.81 points.

Nepse witnessed a relatively volatile trading session as the index gyrated as much as 50 points with both buyers and sellers negating each othe...