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.No | Owners | Ownership(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Government of Nepal | 58.65 |
| 2 | Nepal Rastra Bank | 34.6 |
| 3 | Rastriya Banijya Bank | 6.12 |
| 4 | Members(Brokers) | 0.62 |
Types of Sub Indices
Subindex/indces of Nepse are following:
- Banking
- Development bank
- Finance
- Microfinace
- Manufacturing And Processing
- Hydro Power
- Non Life Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Hotels
- Mutual Fund
- 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.