Mountaineers conduct world's first stock trade atop Mount Everest

Two mountaineers have set a world record by becoming the first people to use a mobile banking app on Mount Everest.

Horacio Galanti and Horacio Cunietti traded stocks with Standard Chartered's Breeze Trade and conducted funds transfers with Breeze Banking at Everest Camp 3 that is at a height of 6,500 meters, Enterprise Innovation reported.

Later, they confirmed their bank account balances at Everest Camp 4 - located at 8,000 meters.

Earlier, they had also ordered 50 Standard Chartered shares at the Mount Everest South Base Camp - located at 5,364 meters.