30% Cash Dividend & 40% Bonus Share of Chilime Hydropower Co. Ltd.

The 216th BOD meeting of the Chilime Hydropower Co. Ltd dated 2068/07/02 has decided to give 30% Cash Dividend and 40% Bonus share subject to approval from its upcoming AGM.

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Chilime Hydro Power Co. Ltd Initial Share Allotment Result

Chilime Hydro Power Co. Ltd. Initial Share Allotment Result
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Chilime allots 960,000 shares to project-affected locals

The Chilime Hydropower Company on Wednesday allotted 960,000 ordinary shares to 31,123 applicants residing in the area affected by the hydropower project. Chilime had offered 10 percent of its total share issue to the local residents through an initial public offering (IPO). Of the total shares issued, residents of three village development committees (VDCs) subscribed to 180,000 shares at the par value of Rs 100 per share and 156,000 shares at the premium value of Rs 237.70 per share. The company had issued the remaining 624,000 shares to residents of 15 other VDCs. The company had allotted the shares in odd lots to issue shares to all the applicants.

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Market hits lowest point since May 2007

The NEPSE index(-5.09%) witnessed a sharp decline throughout the week with the benchmark index closing at 534.32 points, the lowest index level since May 27, 2007. The index was pulled down primarily by readjustments in the share prices of various companies post book closures for rights and bonus shares and cash dividends. In addition, the IPOs of Kasthamandap Development Bank and Pathibara Development Bank lured investors away from the secondary market. 

The Commercial Banking sub-index (-7.16%) was unable to sustain its ascent from the previous week, mainly due to readjustment in the share prices of Himalayan Bank (-Rs 457) and the book closure of DCBL Bank (+Rs 1) for its 5% bonus shares. The Finance sector (-5.80%) also took a big dip as Reliable Finance (-Rs 55) closed its books for 20% bonus shares and 10% cash dividends, and International Leasing and Finance (-Rs 291) did the same for 1:2.1 rights shares. Despite significant gains posted by Narayani Development Bank (-Rs 24) and Excel Development Bank (+Rs 2), the Development Bank sector (-5.43%) failed to impress as the stocks of a majority of the companies slid. Depreciation in the stock value of Chilime Hydropower (-Rs 25) hit the Hydropower sector. Similarly, the Insurance sector (-2.38%) also declined because of the price of Nepal Life Insurance (-Rs 84). Similarly, a fall in the share price of Nepal Telecom Company (-Rs 3) ruled out an uptrend in the Others sub-index (-0.58%).

To boost investor confidence, NRB announced it is injecting an additional Rs 3 billion into the market to ease the liquidity crunch. The central bank has also extended the timeframe to mid-April 2011 for commercial banks to raise their paid- up capital to Rs 2 billion. Prabhu Finance (-Rs 10) and Premier Finance (+Rs 6) are distributing 10.53% cash dividends and 1:1 rights shares respectively. NMB Bank (-Rs 17) which listed 53,586 rights shares confirmed that 19% of its promoter shares will be converted into ordinary shares. Nepal Investment Bank (-Rs 60) became the first bank in Nepal to receive an ´A´ rating from the Indian Credit Rating Agency (ICRA). Arun Valley Hydropower, Excel Development Bank and Crystal Finance Limited were listed on the stock exchange this week. Guheshwori Merchant and Finance (-Rs 16) announced 2% cash dividends along with 10% bonus shares. With IPOs and book closures of several companies lined up along with the divestment of promoter shares into ordinary by several major companies, no sign of an imminent reversal is apparent.

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Market down over investors' worry

The Nepse index (-3.82%) witnessed yet another week of depression as IPOs lured investors toward the primary market. The increase in the inter-banking lending rate has also discouraged investors from borrowing. In addition, the Maoist party´s disclosure of its nation-wide protest plans further deflated investor confidence. Signs of stability, the market exhibited last week did not last with the announcements of bonus and cash dividend from some of the major companies. 

The Commercial Banking sub-index (-5.91%) descended as major banks like Everest Bank (-Rs 320) which is experiencing post-book closure price readjustment, NIC Bank (-Rs 101) which declared 15% bonus shares, Siddhartha Bank (-Rs 88) which declared 10% cash dividend, Siddhartha Development Bank (-Rs 5) which declared 5% cash dividend, all shed prices. Losses of API Finance (-Rs 55) which started trading last week, and the post-book closure readjustment in the share price of Nepal Express Finance (-Rs70) caused losses in the Finance sub-index (-1.63%) despite Merchant Finance (+Rs 103) and General Finance (+Rs 20) efforts to recoup the losses. Swawalamban Vikas Bank´s (+Rs 28) share prices appreciated but with losses in the majority of the development banks, the sector index (-1.55%) declined. Shikhar Insurance (-Rs 6) and Lumbini General Insurance (-Rs 8) posted declines to drag the Insurance sector down (-0.49%). The ´Others´ sub-index (-0.92%) plunged as Nepal Telecom (-Rs 10) shed value. The only sector to defy the market downtrend was the Hydropower sector sub-index (+0.98%) through the appreciation of Chilime Hydropower (+Rs 32).

Among other highlights, Bank of Kathmandu (-Rs 35) declared lucrative benefits of 40% bonus shares and 7.37% cash dividend. Kumari Bank (-Rs 59) and Kist Bank (-Rs 27) closed their books for 10% bonus shares, and 3.50% cash dividend respectively on October 30 which will impact the market next week. Shree Investment Finance also closed its book for 20% bonus shares and 5.26% cash dividend on October 23. Asian Life Insurance´s IPO offering was halted on 30 October because its offer price violates the Company Act. Civil Merchant Bittiya Sanstha (+Rs 6), United Insurance, Sagarmatha Merchant and Finance (-Rs 3) are selling 730 units, 25,575 units and 40,790 units respectively of their unsubscribed right shares. The market volume (Rs 276,356,647) has strengthened; however, the current downtrend is substantiated by signals from technical analysis tools.

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Bearish regime on tough hold

The downward spiral at home equity market carries on with a further slump on Wednesday making it total of sixth consecutive decline. The market retraction was triggered by almost all of the sectors fronted by banking and insurance stocks. The benchmark Nepse index plummets 5.40 points or 0.91 percent to close at 585.04, its lowest close for more than 28 months.

Today, the market characterized with selling pressure, falling prices, low turnover and feeble investor confidence, said Pramod Karki, an investor in the stock market. Declining stocks outpaced more than twofold the advancing ones with 15 gainers and 42 losers at three hours trade where volume came to thinner of Rs. 30385763 compared to Rs. 53209728 turnover at the same time Tuesday.

Dragged down in scrip prices of most of the financial stocks smashed the Sensitive index to 147.06, losing 1.41 points or 0.95 percent. 78 scrip Sensex consist, 14 commercial banks, 37 finance companies, 15 development bank, 10 insurance companies and one each from hydropower and manufacturing companies. However, float Index an indicator of performance of ordinary shares in the market was down 0.39 points to 56.06.

Commercial banks experience the huge selling pressure that led its index to topple 7.60 points or 1.33 percent to 563.63. Citizens Bank (O: 683, H: 670, L: 635, C: 635), Himalayan Bank (O: 1480, H: 1488, L: 1425, C: 1430) plummets along with key banking stocks asStandard Chartered (-Rs. 51), Nabil Bank (-Rs. 31), Nepal SBI (-Rs. 10) along with others. Finance dropped down 2.90 points to 617.31 and insurance slid 1.31 points to end at 606.07.

Dragged down in scrip price of Nepal Telecom (Rs. 535, -Rs. 5) led others index to subtract 11.75 points or 1.84 percent. However, development bank rose marginal of 0.59 points to 647.80 and hydro edge up 6.02 points on positive demand of Chilime Hydropower (O: 1060, H: 1075, L: 1060, C: 1075).

Merely 63 companies registered their presence in the secondary market maintaining A-D ratio at 0.36. All in all 54727 shares traded today via 738 transactions to Rs. 30385763 turnover along with Rs.412370.06 million market capitalizations.

The top five standouts of the day are MFCL(9.89%), BLDBL( 5.56%), GFL( 4.44%), PRFL( 3.7%), RBS(1.99%).Whereas, CZBIL(-7.03%), MDBL(-3.75%), AFL( -3.58%), HBL( -3.38%), GFLK( -3.34%). comprised of the top five losers.

Banking Blue Chips Demand on Spotlight

Nepal Stock Exchange slightly ticked to higher end on Wednesday, primarily led by banking scrip. The trading screen experienced pockets of green symbols for second day in a row after plunging down for previous five straight sessions. The modest scale of the day's surge suggested that investors are cautioned in demanding stocks from the market that has spent more time in reverse direction due to various weigh news. In a volatile session, the benchmark Nepse index settled at 599.50, yet below psychological level of 600, adding 0.70 points or 0.12 percent.
Declining stocks narrowly outpaced advancing ones with 26 gainers and 32 losers at three hours trade where volume came to lighter of Rs. 40159252 compared with Rs. 48828426 at the same time Monday. "Even though stock market endow with spurring gain after continuous tumble, it's not only complex but hoodwink to believe that market has got the opening start of the long rally on thinner trade like this" viewed market analyst.
Blue chips scrip from commercial banks as Standard Chartered (Rs. 3571, +Rs. 61), Nabil Bank (Rs. 2830, +Rs. 65), Bank of Kathmandu (Rs. 1605, +RS. 65), Everest Bank (Rs. 2206, +Rs. 6) along with other key banking stocks experienced higher share price to escort banking index to 584.29 putting on 4.54 points or 0.78 percent. Except BOK, named above banks has already declared dividends from the profit of fiscal year 2008/09. SCB declared 50% cash and 50% stock dividend, Nabil proposed 50% stock and 35% cash and EBL to give 30% stock and 30% cash dividend as a reward to shareholders from the profits.
Development bank index zoomed meager of 1.73 points or 0.27 percent to 653.51 on positive pricing of Pashupati Dev. Bank (Rs. 520, +5.05%), Sanima Dev. Bank (Rs. 570, +1.79%) along with others. However, hydro sector plummets hefty of 20.97 points or 2.51 percent to 813.59 triggered by downfall in price of Chilime Hydropower (Rs. 1023, -Rs. 57) and National Hydropower (Rs. 84, -Rs. 2). Finance declined 2 points to 626.43 along with 6.52 dropped down in insurance sector.
The puff up in demand of key commercial bank led domestic blue chip or sensitive index to close at 151.26 with surge of 0.71 points or 0.47 percent. 14 commercial banks, 37 finance companies, 15 development bank, 10 insurance companies and one each from hydropower and manufacturing companies are included in sensitive index. Similarly, float Index an indicator of performance of ordinary shares in the market rose 0.23 points to 57.40.
Total of 67 companies performed trade in secondary market for 68145 units via 852 transactions maintaining A-D ratio at 0.81. The market capitalization for the day stood at Rs.422563.1 millions up from previous session's Rs. 422068.29 millions.

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Standard Chartered Bank book closure hits Nepse

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The market resumed trade this week after a week-long Dashain holiday. The first two days witnessed an uptrend in the market. However, the book closure of Standard Chartered Bank (-Rs 1,734) on October 6 for 50 percent cash dividend and 50 percent bonus shares made a massive impact on Nepse index (-4.15 percent) as the trading volume dropped by 36 percent.
The Commercial Banking sector saw a big fall (-6.69%). Nevertheless, Laxmi Bank (+Rs 69) which is distributing 7 percent bonus shares succeeded in posting one of the highest gains. BiratLaxmi Development Bank (+Rs 71) posted the highest gain of the week while Infrastructure Development Bank (-Rs.59) posted a big decline.
The Hydropower sector´s index (-1.36%) also slipped down as National Hydropower (-Rs 2) and Chilime Hydropower´s (-Rs 8) prices decreased.
Despite the huge fall in the market, the Finance sector (+0.23%) managed to climb up as prices of the shares of NIDC Capital Market (+Rs 100) and Pokhara Finance (+Rs 49) appreciated. Gorkha Finance´s Promoter Shares (-Rs 195) traded at a significant loss.
The insurance sector´s (+0.40%) index went up due to the increments in the share values of Nepal Insurance Company (+Rs21) and Lumbini General Insurance (+Rs 11). The index of ´Others´ went down due to a fallin the value of Nepal Telecom´s (-Rs 10).
Meanwhile, Nepal Rastra Bank is opening bids for 91-day Treasury Bills worth Rs 189 crore, 182-day Treasury Bills worth Rs 30 crore, 364-day Treasury Bills worth Rs 40 crore, 28-day Treasury Bills worth Rs 50 crore, and 91-day Treasury Bills worth Rs 80 crore.
Fewa Finance is auctioning its under-subscribed 13,195 units right shares. Lord Buddha Finance closed its right shares (2:1) on October 8.The market can be expected to witness downward trend with more book closures in offing next week.

Financial Stocks Fronted Nepse Downhill

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Nepal Stock Exchange sagged down for second day in a row on Wednesday primarily led by financial stocks. Standard Chartered Bank (Rs. 3564, -10%) closed its book from 6th Oct. to 4th Nov. 09 for the purpose of having its Annual General Meeting on 4th Nov. 09. SCB, one of the leading commercial banks with spurring profit has proposed 50 % cash and 50% stock dividend to its shareholders. After week long Dashain holiday, Nepse had surged for consecutive two days however the gains were capped by two regular slumps in preceding days after SCB's book close.
The benchmark Nepse index plummets 5.32 points or 0.87 percent to 607.86, following yesterday's nosedived of 23.69 points or 3.72 percent. Nepali stock market is moving through deviant slump for months hammered by several gloomy news. Moreover, series of off-putting news as, ambiguous understanding of paid up capital provision on Monetary policies, floating of promoters share in the market, listing of dividend and right shares augmenting shares outstanding amid growing turmoil within political parties dented the growth of Stock market. However, fair profits by companies along with dividend declaration has provided hope for stock uphill, but investors were less concerned on profits and were throwing selling orders.
Dragged down in scrip prices of most of the financial stocks smashed the Sensitive index to 153.66, losing 2.14 points or 1.37 percent. 78 scrip Sensex consist, 14 commercial banks, 37 finance companies, 15 development bank, 10 insurance companies and one each from hydropower and manufacturing companies. However, float Index an indicator of performance of ordinary shares in the market was up 1.50 points to 58.18.
Commercial banks which commands the titanic volume of trade at Nepal Stock Exchange plummets 11.38 points or 1.88 percent to 592.86, led by fall in price of SCB. Likewise, development bank slid 5.30 points or 0.80 percent to 661.24, finance dropped 0.51 points. However, rise in share price of Chilime Hydropower (Rs. 1046, +Rs. 21) escorted the hydro index to 821.57 adding 6.80 points , insurance index put on diminutive of 0.49 points while others added 1.18 points as price of Nepal Telecom increased by Rs. 2 to Rs. 550.
Merely 66 companies registered their presence in the secondary market with 25 gainers and 34 losers. The A-D ratio was maintained at 0.74. All in all 152892 shares traded today via 1059 transactions. Moreover, Rs. 69759919 turnover was realized along with Rs.426176.76 million market capitalizations. Nepal Bangladesh Bank accounted for huge turnover of Rs. 14,748,350 followed by Citizens Bank's Rs. 5,921,130 and SCB's Rs. 5,432,210. Yesterday, 163259 shares traded today via 695 transactions amounting to Rs. 60717850 turnover along with Rs.429904.86 million market capitalizations.
The top five standouts of the day are NMBF(4.49%), PFL( 3.8%), LGIL( 3.78%), KMBF( 2.48%), SIL(2.29%). Whereas, GFCLPO(-48.61%), SCB( -10%), NDEP( -5.67%), LFLC( -3.91%), HGI( -3.85%). comprised of the top five losers.

NEPSE makes another downfall

KATHMANDU, Aug 26 - The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Tuesday lost 14.47 points on the trading floor. The sensitive index also decreased by 4.8 points.
A majority of the sub-indices on NEPSE saw a decline on Tuesday. The banking sector lost the most by shedding 23.42 points followed by the insurance, finance and development bank sectors which went down by 1.66 points, 1.07 points and 0.58 point respectively.
The share market witnessed a total turnover of Rs. 86.36 million with 123,722 shares being traded. Shares of 55 companies changed hands on NEPSE.
Among the 21 commercial banks listed on NEPSE, Laxmi Bank posted the biggest growth with its stock rising by 6 points while Nabil Bank lost the most on the trading floor by shedding 290 points.
Similarly, among the 10 development banks whose shares were traded on NEPSE, Ace Development Bank witnessed the highest increase of 11 points while Triveni Bikas Bank dropped 14 points.
Among the 15 finance companies on NEPSE, ICFC Bittiya Sansthan was the highest gainer with an increase of 9 points in its share price. NIDC Capital Markets lost 22 points.
The top five winners on NEPSE were Ace Development Bank with a 2.33 percent rise in its stock price followed by ICFC Bittiya Sansthan, DCBL Bank, Butwal Power Company and Chilime Hydropower Company. Similarly, the top five losers on Tuesday were Nepal Investment Bank which fell by 9.92 percent followed by Kumari Bank, Nabil Bank, Global Bank and Nepal Bangladesh Bank.
Butwal Power Company topped the chart in terms of turnover with Rs. 10.18 million. - Kantipur Report

Chilime at the verge of closure

The Chilime Hydropower Company Limited, a project acclaimed as an exemplary model of hydropower in Nepal, has fallen into a new debate over its resource ownership and benefit sharing between the locals and the project promoters.
With this dispute, the project is now on the verge of closure.
The typical project, which was developed by Nepalese engineers and technicians, has fallen into controversy after it announced the allotment of Public Initial Offerings (IPOs).
A case regarding this has been under consideration at the Supreme Court. The local people and different organizations have claimed the ownership of the project and created obstructions in the operation of the project.
In an effort to address the burning issues related to the project, the Chilime Hydropower Project organized an interaction with the concerned stakeholders with top level government officials, energy experts and project promoters.
Prem Tamang, member of the Constituent Assembly from the Rasuwa district, said that ensuring locals’ ownership of the project should be a top priority.
Tamang suggested that the project should ensure 50 per cent ownership of the locals, who had given their land, water and resources to the project.
He claimed that the government’s ambitious plan to generate 25,000 MW power within 25 years was possible but the level of confidence of the state and project developers was getting low. “Politics in water is lessening the potential of power development in Nepal,” he claimed.
Ratna Sansar Shrestha, an energy expert, blamed that the increasing public attraction towards the Chilime shares was leading the project to controversy. “The project should ensure the locals’ rights first,” he said.
Laxmi Devkota, former member of the National Planning Commission (NPC), asked the government to be honest toward the development of any hydropower project.
“There is a need for the formation of a task force comprising of locals, journalists, policy makers and other stakeholders to identify issues with their dimensional analysis regarding the benefit sharing and project ownership,” Devkota added.
Dr. Govinda Nepal, another energy expert, pointed out that revenue sharing, providing development funds to locals, equity sharing and exemption of power tariff were the common practices of developing hydropower. “In this context, the project should ensure a minimum of 10 per cent shares for the locals.”
He said that the locals and the Chilime management should join hands to pressurize the government to amend the existing rules and regulation. “Obstructing the project will not be an ultimate solution,” he added.
Shankar Prasad Koirala, Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, emphasized the need for building a national consensus for the development of hydropower in the country.
Koirala said that the government was mulling over new provision that would ensure rights of the local people.
He said that providing a 10 per cent share to locals, distributing free electricity to them and ensuring employment opportunity for them was a positive indicator of power development in the future.
“Similarly, the tax exemption in electro-mechanic equipment and developing transmission line will give a boost to the development of power sector,” he said.
Dr. Prakash Sharan Mahat, Minister of Energy, said that the government had allocated Rs.14.69 billion for the development of power and energy.
He said that there was a huge attraction among investors toward hydropower sector in recent times. “This should be tapped well,” he said.
There should be a win-win situation to balance the investor’s investments and ensure the fundamental rights of the locals as resource owners, he said.
The 22-MW project, which lies 150 kilometers north of the capital, is the first of its kind built wholly by the Nepalese engineers.
This is one of the cheapest projects ever built in Nepal with a total cost of Rs.2.32 billion. Construction work of the project was started in 1995.
Chilime is producing 130.7 million unit of electricity annually and per unit costs Rs.2.19. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) pays Rs.3.00 per unit. The price will increase 8 per cent annually for 12 years.