KATHMANDU, July 25: The equity market opened higher in the first hour of trading and remained mostly in the upside as investors reacted positively to the series of fourth quarterly reports. Despite a pullback at the end, market still managed to close 4.77 points higher. As a result, the benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index closed at 1,199.27 points.

KATHMANDU, July 21: Stocks opened the week posting strong gains ahead of the start of the Fiscal Year 2018/19. On the first two trading sessions, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse), which opened the week at 1191.98 points, climbed more than 20 points. Nonetheless, the index recorded losses in all latter sessions. Consequently, Nepse added a meager 1.41 points to close the week at 1,193.39 points.

KATHMANDU, July 7: The total turnover in the domestic share market this week was 133.73 billion, which was more by 28.39 percent compared to the previous week. According to Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE), a total of 4,254,550 units of share from 184 companies were traded in the week.

GORKHA, June 24: With the onset of monsoon and the subsequent fall in the numbers of trekkers, owners of hotels and lodges along the Manasalu trekking route are closing their facilities and returning home.

KATHMANDU, June 3: Province 7 spinners delivered a fine spell of accurate bowling against Province 3 to secure its second win in four games to go on the top of the Group B table and strengthen its hopes of qualifying for the next round of Inter-provincial Prime Minister Cup with five points on the points table.

KATHMANDU, May 19: The domestic share market recorded total turnover of one billion 81 million 941 thousand rupees this week. According to the Nepal Stock Exchange Limited, a total of 2,329,440 units of share were traded in this week, which is less than 45.96 percent compared to the previous week.

ILAM, Jan 26: Bishnu Bohora, a ginger trader in Panchthar district, gets phone calls from farmers almost on a daily basis. “Our ginger is  rotting on the farm. When can you come and take delivery?”  they ask.

KARANGASEM, INDONESIA, Nov 27: Indonesian authorities ordered a mass evacuation of people Monday from an expanded danger zone around an erupting volcano on Bali that has forced the island’s international airport to close, stranding tens of thousands of travelers.

RASUWA, Oct 18: China has closed the Rasuwagadhi border crossing -- the only trade border between Nepal and China - for six days.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct 8: Hurricane Nate came ashore on a sparsely populated area at the mouth of the Mississippi River on Saturday and closed in on Mississippi, pelting the central Gulf Coast region with strong winds and heavy rains.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug 29: Opener David Warner hit 75 not out Tuesday as Australia stayed in a position of dominance after Bangladesh set a 265-run target in the first test.

KATHMANDU, June 2: Chyasal Youth Club (CYC) and Friends' Club bagged wins in the ongoing Lalit Memorial U-18 Football Championship on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 14: Phelps put the United States ahead to stay on the butterfly leg and Nathan Adrian finished it off, giving the most decorated athlete in Olympic history his 23rd career gold medal.

KATHMANDU, June 25:Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index jumped 44.02 points this week to close at yet another high of 1,666.29 points on Thursday--the last trading day of the week.

PARIS, June 15: Switzerland closed in on a spot in the knockout stages of the European Championship for the first time with a 1-1 draw against Romania on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU,June 13 : Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index jumped 31.26 points to close at a record high of 1,597.96 points on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, June 10: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index climbed up 83.56 points this week to close at record high of 1,566.7 points on Thursday--the last trading day of the week.  While the stock market had taken a dip on the first trading day by nearly 35 points, the market rallied in the remaining trading days of the week.