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KATHMANDU: Asian Life Insurance started its share trading from today in the Nepse.

On the first day, the insurance company saw 60-unit of its shares being traded within the range of Rs 337 Rs 364 per unit making a total trading amount to Rs 21,010 through six transactions.

However, insurance companies sub group gained only 0.39 points to close at 554.32 points today.

Propelled by al the sub-groups the Nepse also gained 4.06 per cent or 17.52 points to close today's trading at 449.08 points. The sensitive index has also registered a rise of 4.58 points to 111.02 points.

None of the subgroups lost today. The biggest gainer of the day was the others sub group that surged by 30.54 points to 563.97 points. Similarly, strong profit in the third quarter pushed commercial banks sub-group by 18.58 points to 412.98 points from the opening 394.4 points.

The highest gainer of the day was Nabil Bank that saw Rs 95 per unit rise in its share , followed by Standard Chartered Bank at Rs 89, Nepal Investment Bank at Rs 54 and Everest Bank at Rs 51 per unit, respectively.

Hydropower sub-group also recorded a gain of 18.9 points as Chilime Hydropower and Arun Valley Hydropower gained Rs 40 and Rs 20 per unit shares.

Development banks sub group gained 8.67 points to close at 440.22 points and finance companies sub group gained 7.68 points to 419.67 points.

The market saw a total turnover of Rs 34.849 million through 726 transactions of 118,060-unit of shares.