Right share and FPO pulled the market, NEPSE index up by 5.64 points to close at 1278.92 points

Kathmandu February 21- On the first trading day of the week, the benchmark index at Nepal Stock Exchange went up by 5.64 points to close at 1278.92 points.

NEPSE index opened at 1273.57 points and went up to a level of 1285.76 points during the first trading hour of the day.

The total turnover of the day stood above Rs 631.2 million where more than 1.8 million unit shares were traded through 2,742 transactions.

Sensitive index and the float index went up by 1.37 points and 0.46 points respectively.

Except Insurance, all the sectors at NEPSE landed in green.