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NEPAL STOCK EXCHANGE

The Nepal Stock Exchange Limited  (NEPSE) is the only Stock Exchange of Nepal. It is located in Singha Durbar Plaza, Kathmandu, Nepal. 

The basic objective of NEPSE is to impart free marketability and liquidity to the government and corporate securities by facilitating transactions in its trading floor through member, market intermediaries, such as broker, market makers etc. NEPSE opened its trading floor on 13 January 1994. The current paid-up capital of NEPSE is approximately USD 4.5 million. Government of Nepal, Nepal Rastra Bank, Rastriya Banijya Bank (former, Nepal Industrial Development Corporation) and other securities businessperson (brokers) are the shareholders of NEPSE. The following table shows the percentage of shareholdings by the respective shareholders on the capital structure:

S.NoOwnersOwnership(%)
1Government of Nepal58.65
2Nepal Rastra Bank34.6
3Rastriya Banijya Bank6.12
4Members(Brokers)0.62

Types of Sub Indices

Subindex/indces of Nepse are following:

  1. Banking
  2. Development bank
  3. Finance
  4. Microfinace
  5. Manufacturing And Processing
  6. Hydro Power
  7. Non Life Insurance
  8. Life Insurance
  9. Hotels
  10. Mutual Fund
  11. Other

Nepse start trading at the secondary market from 100 points on Jan. 1994. The highest point of indices is 1881.45 & Lowest point is 293.

Securities Available For Trading

Shares 

Equity Shares

Preference Shares

Debentures  

Government Bonds 

Mutual funds


Trading System

NEPSE operates on the ‘NEPSE Automated Trading System ‘(NATS), a fully screen based automated trading system, which adopts the principle of an order driven market. Purchase & Sell of Physical as well as dematerialized securities is done through NATS.

Nepal Stock Exchange Limited (NEPSE) officially launched NEPSE Online Trading System (NOTS) on 6th November, 2018.

A broad spectrum of market participants will benefit from the increased convenience of the new system. Furthermore, the system will bring a new level of dynamism to Nepal's stock market.

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