During the year 2024/25, securities comprising ordinary shares worth Rs 40.21 billion, bonus shares worth Rs 24.42 billion, right shares worth Rs 13.23 billion, mutual fund worth Rs 1.25 billion, FPO worth Rs 112.01 million, and others worth Rs 3.96 billion were listed in NEPSE.
During the period, Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) approved the total public issuance of securities worth Rs 45.16 billion in the review period which includes right share worth Rs 15.41 billion, mutual fund worth Rs 15.20 billion, debenture worth Rs 10.62 billion and ordinary shares worth Rs 3.93 billion.
Stock market capitalization in mid July 2025 stood Rs 4656.99 billion compared to Rs 3553.68 billion in mid-July 2024. The ratio of market capitalization to GDP stood 76.25 percent in mid-July 2025 compared to 62.25 percent in mid-July 2024.
According to NRB data, NEPSE index stood 2794.79 in mid July 2025 compared to 2240.41 in mid July 2024.
In the review period, number of companies listed at NEPSE reached 272 in mid-July 2025. Out of the total listing, 132 are Bank and Financial Institutions (BFIs) and insurance companies, 91 hydropower companies, 23 manufacturing and processing industries, 7 hotels, 7 investment companies, 4 trading companies and 8 others. The number of companies listed at NEPSE were 270 in mid-July 2024.
The share of BFIs and insurance companies in stock market capitalization is 54.1 percent in mid-July 2025. Such a share for hydropower companies is 15.3 percent, investment companies 7.7 percent, manufacturing and processing industries 5.4 percent, trading companies 5.0 percent, hotels 2.7 percent and the share of other companies is 9.8 percent.
The paid-up value of 8.82 billion shares listed at NEPSE stood Rs.869.86 billion in mid-July 2025.
