Nepal Stock Exchange

नेपाल स्टक एक्स्चेन्ज
Type	Stock Exchange
Location	Kathmandu, Nepal
Coordinates	27°41′53″N 85°19′12″E / 27.698°N 85.32°E / 27.698; 85.32
Founded	13 January 1994; 29 years ago (1994-01-13)[1]
Owner	Nepal Government (58.66%) Nepal Rastra Bank (14.60%) Employees Provident Fund (10%) Other shareholders (16.74%)
Key people	Chakra Bahadur Budha (Chairman) Mr. Krishna Bahadur Karki (CEO)
Currency	Nepalese rupee (NRS)
No. of listings	226[2]
Market cap	रू306,196 crore (US$24 billion)[3]
Indices	NEPSE Index
Website	www.nepalstock.com.np

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) is the only stock exchange of Nepal. As of November 2023,^[update] the market capitalization of the companies listed on NEPSE totaled रू287,198.7 crore (US$22 billion).^[3]

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. As of June 2023,^[update] 226 companies are listed on the exchange, which includes commercial banks, hydro-power companies, insurance companies, and finance companies among others.^[2] The Exchange has 50 registered brokers as of February 2023.^[update][4]

History

NEPSE opened its trading floor on 13 January 1994.^[1]

Ownership structure and board

The current paid-up capital of NEPSE is NPR 500,000,000 (approximately US$4.2 million in October 2020). The following table shows the percentage of shareholdings by the respective shareholders on the capital structure:^[1]

Indices

The NEPSE Index is the capitalization-weighted index of all stocks on the Nepal Stock Exchange.^[6]: 115 Reflecting the large market capitalization of many Nepalese banks, the index is said to predominantly reflect the banking sector.^[6]: 117

List of Stock Broker Listed in NEPSE