The NEPSE index has been on the rise post-Dashain, gaining 77.17 points over the past three trading days.
The index increased by 31.48 points on Tuesday, the first trading day after the Dashain holidays. It further climbed by 43.22 points on Wednesday, reaching 2,742.88 points.
On Thursday, October 17, the final trading day of the week, it gained an additional 2.47 points to close at 2,745.36 points.
The daily turnover has also surged after the Dashain break, jumping from Rs 3.06 billion on Tuesday to Rs 5.66 billion on Wednesday. It amounted to Rs 7.19 billion on Thursday.
Trading on Thursday involved over 18 million shares across 80,595 transactions.
The Sensitive, Float, and Sensitive Float indices closed in green, gaining 0.26 percent, 0.05 percent, and 0.15 percent, respectively.
Goodwill Finance Limited (GFCL) became the day's top gainer, with its share price rising by 7.63 percent. It was closely followed by NIC Asia Select Fund 30 (NICSF), which saw a 6.19 percent increase.
In contrast, Upper Syange Hydropower Limited (USHL) became the biggest loser of the day, with its share price falling by 5.19 percent.
Kumari Bank Limited (KBL) led the turnover pack, followed by Hydroelectricity Investment and Development Company Limited Promoter (HIDCLP).
Of the 13 sub-indices, seven closed in the green. The Mutual Fund Index recorded the highest growth of 1.4 percent, while the Trading Index saw the biggest loss of 2.1 percent.