The day saw 20 minutes market closure within 13 minutes of market opening after the NEPSE index jumped 4 percent. The market that opened at 11:33 again closed at 11:35 after the index climbed an additional one percent. The market is now closed for 40 minutes.
Today, the market opened for barely 15 minutes. During that period, the prices of six stocks increased by more than 9 percent.