Securities worth Rs. 194.18 billion were listed at Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year 2021/22.
Such securities comprised development bonds worth Rs. 54.50 billion, bonus shares worth Rs. 51.81 billion, debentures worth Rs. 49.16 billion, ordinary shares worth Rs. 24.08 billion, right shares worth Rs. 10.88 billion and mutual funds worth Rs. 3.75 billion, according to the latest current macroeconomic and financial report of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).
Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) approved the total pubic issuance of securities worth Rs. 28.15 billion during the review period. The SEBON has given permission to the concerned companies to issue debentures worth Rs. 11.28 billion, mutual funds worth Rs. 6.9 billion, ordinary shares worth Rs. 6.51 billion and right shares worth Rs. 3.46 billion in the review period.
The paid-up value of 6.74 billion shares listed at NEPSE stood Rs. 664.64 billion in mid-June 2022.
Share of BFIs and insurance companies in stock market capitalisation is 67.7 per cent. Such a share for hydropower companies is 10.8 per cent, investment companies 7 per cent, manufacturing and processing industries 4.1 per cent, hotels 1.6 per cent, trading companies 0.3 per cent and the share of other companies is 8.5 per cent.
Number of companies listed at NEPSE reached 232 in mid-June 2022, out of which 146 are Bank and Financial Institutions (BFIs) and insurance companies, 49 hydropower companies, 19 manufacturing and processing industries, 6 investment companies, five hotels, four trading companies and three others. The number of companies listed at NEPSE was 220 in mid-June 2021.
Source : TRN,
