Nepal, May 20 -- Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 49.09 points after the investors were drawn to purchase shares due to the possibility of the government appointing the governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) on Tuesday.

The secondary market opened at 2,628.36 points and remained almost stable until over two and a half hours of trading. In the last one hour and 15 minutes, the market witnessed a dramatic rise, finally closing at 2,677.45 points.

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