Nepal’s share market hits record Rs 2.12tn in FY 2024/25

KATHMANDU: The secondary market for securities recorded a historic high in fiscal year 2024/25, and other market indicators also showed significant improvement despite some sectors of the economy remaining sluggish.

According to Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) data, securities worth Rs 734.68 billion were traded in fiscal year 2023/24, while trading volume reached Rs 2,124.91 billion in fiscal year 2024/25—an increase of 189.23% year-on-year. The previous record high was Rs 1,454.44 billion in fiscal year 2020/21.

Market capitalisation rose by 31.05%, from Rs 3,553.67 billion in mid-July 2024 to Rs 4,656.98 billion in mid-July 2025. By the end of 2024/25, the number of listed companies had reached 272, despite three being delisted due to mergers and acquisitions.

Four new companies joined via initial public offerings. In total, 804,285,000 units of shares were listed, comprising 36.5 million new share units, 1.12 million additional share units, 43.2 million units distributed by the government to local investors, 378.1 million mutual investment fund units and 8.3 million institutional debentures.

NEPSE spokesperson Murahari Parajuli thanked all capital market stakeholders—including the Ministry of Finance, the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON), other regulatory bodies, trading members, listed companies, merchant bankers, CDS and Clearing, investors and mediapersons—for their contributions to the sector’s encouraging performance in 2024/25.

(With inputs from RSS)