KATHMANDU, April 22 -- Nepali equities continued to see strength as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index kicked off the week's trading on a firmly positive note. Nepse traded flat in the initial trading hour but witnessed a steady surge after mid-day. The rally in the day saw the index close at its intraday high of 1,264.20 points - up significant 31.89 points against the session earlier.

Nepse has, consequently, stretched its winning streak to five straight days accumulating more than 80 points on the run. The benchmark index has also hit its highest closing level since October last year. Investors continue to seem enthused as the market has been showing signs of reversal from the long term downtrend. Active participation was also wit...