Commercial banks' Q2 NPA almost doubles

The Non-Performing Assets (NPA) of commercial banks seem to have almost doubled in the second quarter of the current fiscal year. According to the unaudited financial figures of the second quarter of the current fiscal year, the average ratio of NPA to the performing loans in the second quarter of the current fiscal year is at 0.88 per cent which was 0.48 per cent in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year.

The slowdown in realty and housing sector can be accounted for the surge in NPA of the commercial banks this season. The bankers have been suggesting the central bank Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) to relax the ceiling on housing and real estate lending, citing the slowdown in realty to have affected the performance of banks as most of the commercial banks' loan portfolio is dominated by these sectors.

Among the unaudited financial statements released by the twelve commercial banks Bank of Asia Nepal (BoAN), Kumari Bank Ltd (KBL), Kist Bank Ltd (KIST), Siddhartha Bank Ltd (SBL), Global Bank Ltd (GBL), Laxmi Bank Ltd (LBL), Citizens International Bank Ltd (CZBL) and Prime Bank Ltd (PBL) are the commercial banks expected to report an increased NPA for the second quarter in comparison to that of corresponding quarter in the previous fiscal year. Standard Chartered Bank (SCBL), Nepal SBI Bank (SBI) and DCBL Bank Ltd (DCBL) are expected to report a drop in NPA in the review.

NPAs are one of the key indicators that gauge the financial strength of any bank or financial institution. NPAs for banks are nothing but loans gone sour. It is a loan that can not be recovered from the customer within stipulated time, especially those exceeding 90 days of the predetermined period. The NPA does not yield any income to the banks in the form of principal and interest payments. NPAs eat into the income of the financial institutions as the primary source of income of financial institutions are the interest payments by borrowers.

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Kumari Bank & Oxfam team up to help farmers

Kumari Bank Limited (KBL) and Oxfam International, Nepal have joined forces to provide credit financing to farmers in the Mid-Western Region under Oxfam's Enterprise Development Programme (EDP). Radhesh Pant, chief executive officer of Kumari Bank, and Scott Saiia, country director of Oxfam, signed a memorandum of understanding in this regard on Thursday. As per the agreement, the bank will provide revolving credit facilities (up to the defined limit) to agricultural cooperatives identified by Oxfam.

The bank will provide loans to 1,050 farmers through the Janakalyan Agricultural Cooperative, Surkhet. The project aims to boost high-value vegetable seeds and develop market access for their products at both domestic and international levels. The major objective of the project is to encourage women's participation for farmer-led enterprises and boost their income level.

Speaking on the occasion, Pant said that the move would narrow the existing gap between rural people and banking services. "Despite a significant growth in the number of banks and financial institutions in the country, a majority of rural people are deprived of financial access; and such initiatives will help rural people to benefit from financial services," said Pant. He added that they aimed to institutionalise and develop other projects in the coming days.

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ekantipur

Nepal Rastra Bank no to mutual fund operations

An effort of two commercial banks to establish a mutual fund has hit a snag after the central bank refused to permit them to jump into the business, stating that Bank and Financial Institutions Act (BAFIA) does not include mutual fund operations as areas of activities for the banks. Nabil Bank and Kumari Bank had recently sought permission from the central bank to set up mutual fund. "We had to say no to them because BAFIA, the law governing banks and financial institutions that defines areas of operations, lacks ´mutual fund´ in the list of activities that the banks can venture into," said a source at the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB).

NRB´s denial, meanwhile, has almost closed the new investment avenue for small investors, because capital base and other requisites provisioned in the existing Regulations on Mutual Fund make only the commercial banks eligible to kick-start the business. According to Mutual Fund Regulations enacted a year ago, any corporate entity interested to establish a mutual fund must have a minimum paid-up capital of Rs 1 billion. Apart from that, the interested institution must also have completed five years of operations, earned profit for last three consecutive years and have paid-up capital not less than its net worth.

"Clearly, only commercial banks are eligible institutions to establish mutual fund. We are surprised over the central bank´s denial to let the banks jump into the business," a senior official of Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) said, preferring anonymity. The official even argued that BAFIA was not a hindrance, because the act also has a clause whereby the central bank can authorize banks and financial institutions to undertake financial activities, even if it is not clearly stated in the law. "It´s just a matter of will. There are ample examples of banks operating mutual funds all round the world," the official added. NRB officials, however, said that they were not negative toward banks venturing into mutual fund operations. "It is just that we need policy clearance. Once we get that, we will readily allow banks to set up mutual fund," said the NRB official.

Sebon in recent years had pushed for mutual fund -- an instrument of collective investment in which money from a large number of investors is pooled -- in a bid to widen the capital market and also to pledge additional investment opportunities to the small investors. The pool is managed professionally and investment is made in securities, like stocks, bonds and short-term money market instruments among others. Typically, the fund manager buys and sells the fund´s investments in accordance with the fund´s investment objective. Sebon - the stock market regulator -- is entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing the operations of the manager, ensuring that it is managing the fund appropriately in the best interests of the investors.

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myrepublica

Companies eye to float 50m units of shares

A total of 23 companies have sought approval from Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) - the capital market regulator - to issue over 47.5 million units of rights and ordinary shares worth over Rs 4.75 billion to increase their capital base. According to SEBON, nine finance companies, eight development banks, five commercial banks and a company from others group have lodged application for issuing shares. As per existing provision, companies have to get approval from SEBON and Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank, for the rights issue, bonus and ordinary shares after a proposal to this effect is endorsed by general assembly of the companies.

Under the finance group, Investa Finance, Valley Finance, Capital Merchant Banking and Finance, Shubhalaxmi Finance, Siddhartha Finance, Suryadarshan Finance, Zenith Finance, Merchant Finance and Yeti Finance have sought permissions for issuing shares. Of them, five have sought approval for rights issue, while four have lodged applications for ordinary shares issue.

Similarly, Muktinath Bikash Bank, Sewa Bikash Bank, Nilgiri Bikash Bank, Western Development Bank, City Development Bank, Paschimanchal Development Bank, Subhechha Bikash Bank and Triveni Bikash Bank have also approached SEBON for approval. Five of them have approached SEBON for ordinary issue, while remaining three have sought permission for rights issue.

Likewise, Agriculture Development Bank, Kumari Bank, NMB Bank Ltd and Citizens Bank International have also registered their applications for rights as well as ordinary issue, whereas City Homes Ltd of others group has approached SEBON for initial public offering (IPO). Meanwhile, SEBON has already granted permission to 21 companies for issuing shares as of mid-November. They will together issue over 48.80 million units of ordinary shares and rights shares worth Rs 4880.26 million.

Seven of the companies getting approval are finance companies, while nine are development banks, three insurance companies and two commercial banks. Similarly, seven development banks have got nod from the SEBON to issue ordinary shares.

Share prices mostly go up in the market in response to the announcement of rights and bonus shares. However, share prices in the Nepal Stock Exchange has gone down sharply following the announcements as number of investors did not increase to the extent of the number of shares that entered into the market.

"Limited number of brokers and confinement of their services only to the Capital and lack of institutional investment in the share market have badly affected the development of share market," SEBON Chairman Surbir Paudel told myrepublica.com on Wednesday. "Because of this fact, most of the small investors have suggested us to convert promoters share into ordinary shares by not more than two percent a year."

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myrepublica.com

Kumari Bank to provide 10 pc bonus shares

The ninth Annual General Meeting of Kumari Bank held Sunday declared that it would provide 10 percent bonus shares and redeem the existing promoter share to 51 percent. A press statement issued by the bank said that the remaining 19 percent promoters' shares will be sold to public.

According to financial performances of the bank recorded during the last fiscal year, the bank was able to increase its net profit by 49.45 percent in comparison to previous fiscal year. The total deposits by the end of the period touched Rs 15.71 billion, which was an increment of 22.9 percent compared to previous year.

Similarly, loans and advances extended by the bank also rose by 28.41 percent to Rs 11.34 billion, while the non-performing loans went down to 0.44 percent from 1.32 percent.

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myrepublica.com

Benchmark Nepse lost 6.38 points

Kathmandu,16-Nov-09
Jamb Daily News Service

The vague and shabby stock market at home nation has again landed out of the green terrain getting back to its so called favorite red zone. The market downstairs has primarily been triggered by pessimism over the political clash as the threat of third phase protest from opposition party UCPN-Moist is sizzling on turmoil of consensus. Likewise, new regulation about the conversion of promoter's shares into ordinary shares has also played a vital role in prevailing negativity of the share market. At this scenario, investors are on dubious situation to trade in the market.

The benchmark Nepse index plunged down hefty of 6.38 points or (-1.13%) on Monday to 560.56 led by banking stocks. Yesterday, the market had surged diminutive of 1.08 points or 0.19 percent to 566.94.

The sectoral indexes lost across the board with the hydro sector as the exception. The downward spiral was fronted by others index (-10.57, -1.74%) as scrip price of Nepal Telecom performed poorly. Likewise, banking scrip that accounted the hefty trade volume in secondary market edge down 6.66 points or (-1.22%) to 538.07 fronted by weak demand in scrip of Kumari Bank (Rs. 540, -Rs. 42), Global Bank (Rs. 450, -Rs. 19), Bank of Kathmandu (Rs. 1440, -Rs. 60) along with other. Development bank was down 9.62 points or (1.54%) to 614.86, finance slid 1.59 points to 599.95 while hydro rose marginal of 1.35 points.

Today, International Leasing and Fin. Co. Ltd. announced it book closure for a day on 24th November 2009 (2066 Mangsir 9) for the purpose of issuing 1:2.1 right share, the BOD meeting of Siddhartha Bank (Rs. 704, +Rs. 24) proposed 15% bonus share as earlier decision of the board to provide 10% cash dividend was not approved by NRB. Similarly, the ninth Annual General Meeting of Kumari Bank held on Sunday declared 10 percent bonus shares and decided to redeem the existing promoter share to 51% by selling 19% of promoter's share to public.

Dragged down in scrip price of most of the financials stocks dented the Sensitive index. At the close of session, 78 scrip domestic blue chip slump 1.33 points or (-0.94%) to 140.62. Sensex consist 14 commercial banks, 37 finance companies, 15 development bank, 10 insurance companies and one each from hydropower and manufacturing companies. Similarly, float Index an indicator of performance of ordinary shares in the market lost 0.64 points to 53.53.

Merely 56 companies registered their presence in the secondary market with 13 gainers and 38 losers. The A-D ratio was maintained at 0.34. All in all 100476 shares traded today via 1042 transactions. Moreover, Rs. 56879894 turnover was realized along with Rs.411106.27 million market capitalizations. Yesterday, 85924 units' shares traded via 1077 transactions amounting to Rs. 40295008 turnover along with Rs.414856.82 million market capitalizations.

The top five standouts of the day are GFL(9.01%), ABBL( 4.44%), SBL( 3.53%), BLDBL( 3.45%), GFCL(3.39%). Whereas, KBL(-7.22%), ACEDBL( -5.32%), GDBNL( -4.95%), GBL( -4.05%), BOK( -4%). comprised of the top five losers.

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.

 REPUBLICA 

Down-tick prolongs: NEPSE plunged 4.89 points

The retreation at Nepal stock exchange persists yet again allowing the shabby market to close at red zone for fifth day in a row. Investors are much more caution and anxious to know the spot motive behind the downhill, however not single but bundle of grim news has triggered the negative move of stock market. The benchmark Nepse index sagged down 4.89 points or 0.82 percent to 590.44 led by financial stocks.
Analyst viewed that, the rigid rules and regulation imposed by governing bodies at stock market has impede the growth supported by investors weak outlook on the political and economical milieu. Likewise, flow of new shares in the market as right shares, bonus shares has increased the supply side along with IPOs restricted the flow of investment in stock market.
Today, Prime Commercial Bank Ltd. with stock symbol PCBL has been listed along with Sunrise Bank Ltd. (SRBL) and Vibor Bikash Bank Ltd. (VBBL). 10000000 units shares of PCBL, 12500000 units shares of SRBL and 6800000 unit shares of VBBL has been listed today on consent of Nepal Stock Exchange and trading of all those banks will be started from 3 November 2009 (2066 Kartik 17). Likewise, from today Asian Life Insurance Company Ltd. has issued 1080000 units of shares (including 43200 units for its employees) to the general public at face value of Rs. 100.
The selling pressure mostly on financial stocks has triggered the downhill trend. Commercial banks which command the titanic volume of trade in daily trading hour fronted the declining rally losing 8.03 points or 1.39 percent to 571.23. Machhapuchchhre Bank (Rs. 351, -6.40%),Everest Bank (Rs. 1825, -5.98%), KIST Bank (Rs. 352, -4.86%), NICB (Rs. 817, -3.88%) along with key banks as Standard Chartered (-Rs 20), Nepal SBI (-Rs 4), Kumari Bank (-Rs 20) plummets in banking sectors. Likewise, development bank lost 0.67 points (-0.10%), finance slid 1.60 points (-0.26%) and insurance edge down 1.66 points or 0.27 percent. However, hydropower rose marginal of 0.71 points and others added 4.70 points on positive pricing of Nepal Telecom (Rs. 545, +0.74%).
Sensitive index, 78 scrip domestic blue chip ended losing 1.85 points or (-1.23%) to 148.47 as key financial scrip traded below previous close. Sensex consists, 14 commercial banks, 37 finance companies, 15 development bank, 10 insurance companies and one each from hydropower and manufacturing companies. Similarly, float Index an indicator of performance of ordinary shares in the market fell 0.49 points to 56.45.
Merely 69 companies registered their presence in the secondary market with 22 gainers and 35 losers. The A-D ratio was maintained at 0.63. All in all 93511 shares traded today via 1010 transactions. Moreover, Rs. 53209728 turnover was realized along with Rs.416176.55 million market capitalizations. Yesterday, Rs. 57064520 turnover was realized from 90370 units of shares traded along with Rs.419623.3 million market capitalizations
The top five standouts of the day are MFCL(9.85%), GFL( 6.3%), CIT( 3.84%), CZBIL( 3.48%), PSDBL(2.04%). Whereas, NEFL(-22.95%), MBL( -6.4%), EBL( -5.98%), KIST( -4.86%), NICB( -3.88%). comprised of the top five losers.

Kumari Bank's Bonus Share

The BOD meeting of Kumari Bank Ltd. held on 4^th October 2009 (2066 Aswin 18) has proposed to give 10:1 bonus shares to its shareholders from the profit of fiscal year 2065/66. The bonus proposal need to be approved by NRB and bank's upcoming AGM for distribution. The bank has made Rs. 258.4692 million net profits and Rs. 354.961 million operating profit according to the bank's fourth quarter financial report of fiscal year of 2065/66. Likewise, the bank has Rs. 1.186 billion paid up capital and holds Rs. 442.451 millions in its reserve and surplus account.

NEPSE Weekly Update

09-Oct-09
Jamb Daily News Service
This week, the benchmark index at home bourse moved one step forward and two steps back primarily led by financial stocks. Following the weeklong holiday on Dashian festival the sole secondary market kicked up with spurring gains on initial couple of days, however failed to sustain its gains on price adjustment of Standard Chartered Bank after book closing date. SCB closed its book from 6th Oct. to 4th Nov. 09 for the purpose of having its Annual General Meeting on 4th Nov. 09 which will approved 50% cash and 50% stock dividends from the profit of fiscal year 2008/09. Along with SCB other key companies at Nepal stock exchange dragged down on pessimistic outlook amid growing chaos on political and economical milieu.
The benchmark Nepse index added 3.89 and 2.43 points for consecutive opening days respectively to 636.87 on Monday however plummets to 613.18 on Tuesday as price of SCB fell 26.67 percent to Rs. 3960 after book closing date along with other downswing financial stocks. At the closing session of week, the battered outlook of investors withdrew their hands from most of the financial stocks that led Nepse index to settle at 604.37 down 30.07 points or 4.74 percent.
Commercial banks which command the most trading volume at sole secondary market dipped hefty of 50.53 points or (-7.90%) to 588.96 from the opening of 639.49 Sunday. The biggest losers of the week from commercial banking sectors were SCB that lost 32.90% to Rs. 3620, NMB Bank fell 4.91% to RS. 368, DCBL Bank slid 4.57% to Rs. 334, Nepal Bangladesh Bank tumbled 4.32% to Rs. 288 along with others banks. Likewise, development bank slid 15.68 points to 653.65 from opening of 669.51 fronted by loss on Annapurna Bikash Bank (Rs. 431, -7.31%) and Swabalamban Bikash Bank (Rs. 650, -6.61). Finance plummet diminutive of 0.35 points to 635.14 while others dragged down 5.88 points to 646.19. However, hydropower surged 3.59 points to 827.69 from opening of 824.10 along with 1.89 points augment in insurance sector.
Dragged down in scrip price of Standard Chartered along with other financial stocks dented the Sensitive index. At the closing session of week, 78 scrip domestic blue chip slump 11.11 points or (-6.78%) to 152.52. Sensex consist 14 commercial banks, 37 finance companies, 15 development bank, 10 insurance companies and one each from hydropower and manufacturing companies. Similarly, float Index an indicator of performance of ordinary shares in the market lost 2.80 points 57.84.
Merely 90 companies registered their presence in the secondary market over this week. Losers overshadowed the market as 22 companies advanced and 47 companies declined. All in all 542,852 shares traded via 4141 transaction over the week. Moreover, Rs. 280,732,672 turnovers were realized along with Rs. 2,171,138.41 million market capitalizations.
This week, Standard Chartered Bank topped the chart of turnover amounting to Rs. 52.60 million, in terms of share quantity Nepal Bangladesh Bank lead the rank with 165000 units' shares and Pashupati Development Bank fronted in number of transaction with 546 transactions.
During the week, Nepal Express Finance listed 240000 units right share and 1075654 units bonus shares of Kumari Bank along with 600000 units ordinary shares of Api Finance has been listed in Nepal Stock Exchange.

Kumari Bank Ltd, ECAN seal deal

Himalayan News Service
KATHMANDU: Kumari Bank Ltd (KBL) and Education Consultancy Association of Nepal (ECAN) on Wednesday signed an agreement to support students willing for studies abroad. According to the agreement, students appearing in TOEFL, SAT, GMAT, GRE, USMLE tests can deposit the test charge through the bank and vouchers will be available with each member of the consultancy.

Bank deposits surge 30pc despite slump

Kantipur Report
KATHMANDU, Sept 3 - Deposits in the country's commercial banks increased by an astounding Rs. 128.7 billion in the last fiscal year. Buoyed by a constant growth in remittances, total deposits in Nepal's 25 commercial banks reached Rs. 555.14 billion, a 30.18 percent increment from the previous year.
The fourth quarterly report of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) shows that, along with deposits, lending and net profits of commercial banks have also increased significantly. According to the central bank's report, banks in the country have maintained growth despite the global economic crisis.
The NRB report shows that lending and net profits have increased by 29.61 percent and 33.09 percent respectively. The commercial banks provided loans and advances amounting to Rs. 384.31 billion against Rs. 296.51 billion provided by the 25 banks in the last fiscal year.
According to the unedited financial figures of the central bank, Rastriya Banijya Bank (RBB) collected the highest amount of deposits of Rs. 68.09 billion. Nepal Investment Bank (NIB) was close behind with Rs. 46.69 billion. Its deposits surged by 35.52 percent in the last fiscal year. NIB leads private banks in terms of deposits.
NRB's report also shows that NIB is the largest lender among the commercial banks. In the last fiscal year, the bank provided loans and advances worth Rs. 36.82 billion.
The Agricultural Development Bank, Nepal (ADB/N), RBB and Nabil Bank issued loans amounting to Rs. 32.56 billion, Rs. 31.60 billion and Rs. 27.58 billion respectively. The commercial banks jointly earned a net profit of Rs. 14.14 billion during the period against Rs. 10.63 billion last year. Among the 26 banks, five commercial banks have recorded over Rs. 1 billion in net profits in the last fiscal year.
Nepal Bangladesh Bank declared the highest net profit amounting to Rs. 2.47 billion, followed by RBB and ADB/N which posted net profits of Rs. 2.03 billion and Rs. 1.23 billion respectively. The profits of these three banks improved significantly due to write back of their non-performing loans.
Nabil Bank is the leader among private banks in terms of net profit with Rs. 1.03 billion followed by Standard Chartered Bank.Top Ten in terms of lending
Banks
Nepal Investment Bank 36.82
ADB/N 32.56 Rastriya Banijya Bank 31.60
Nabil Bank 27.58 Himalayan Bank 25.51
Everest Bank 24.46 Nepal Bank 19.48
Nepal SBI Bank 15.13 Bank of Kathmandu 14.94
Kumari Bank 14.59

Top Ten in terms of deposits Banks
Rastriya Banijya Bank 68.09
Nepal Investment Bank 46.69
Nepal Bank 44.62
Nabil Bank 37.34
Standard Chartered Bank 35.87
ADB/N 35.15
Himalayan Bank 34.74
Everest Bank 33.32
Nepal SBI Bank 27.95
Bank of Kathmandu 18.08

NEPSE drops 10pt

Kantipur Report
KATHMANDU, Sept 1 - The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) Monday lost 10.21 points on the trading floor. The sensitive index also decreased by 3.28 points.
All the sub-indices on NEPSE dropped on Monday. The hydropower sector lost the most by shedding 18.21 points followed by the banking and finance sectors which fell 13.26 points and 4.68 points respectively. Development bank fell 4.42 points and insurance lost 0.19 point.
The share market witnessed a total turnover of Rs. 89.789 million with 108,175 shares being traded. Shares of 64 companies changed hands on NEPSE.
Among the 20 commercial banks listed on NEPSE, Kumari Bank posted the biggest growth with its stock rising by 13 points while Standard Chartered Bank lost the most on the trading floor by shedding 160 points.
Similarly, among the 11 development banks whose shares were traded on NEPSE on Monday, Triveni Bikas Bank witnessed the highest increase of 26 points while Pashupati Development Bank dropped 37 points.
Among the 19 finance companies on NEPSE, Pokhara Finance was the highest gainer with an increase of 9 points in its share price. NIDC Capital Markets lost 36 points.
The top five winners on NEPSE were Triveni Bikas Bank with a 3.65 percent rise in its stock price followed by Kumari Bank, Prudential Bittiya Sansthan and Sanima Bikas Bank.
Similarly, the top five losers on Monday were Pashupati Development Bank which fell by 7.63 percent followed by Nabil Bank promoter share, DCBL Bank, Nepal Industrial and Co. Bank and Ace Development Bank.
The Bank of Kathmandu topped the chart in terms of turnover with Rs. 13.47 million.

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

Nepse drops over low cash dividend

KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Announcement of nominal cash dividend by Nepal Investment Bank Ltd (NIBL) triggered further loss in already slowing Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index. The Nepse, the indicator of investors´ confidence in stock market, shed 2.09 percent or 14.47 points to close at 678.87 points at the end of Tuesday´s trading. “Meager cash dividend of Rs 20 per share announced by NIBL has discouraged investors and spurred selling pressure in the secondary market on Tuesday. The announcement also sent negative message to investors of other companies,” Nanda Kishore Mundada, president of Nepal Stock Brokers Association told myrepublica.com. Price of NIBL´s per unit share dropped by 114 to Rs 1035 on Tuesday.Mundada also said rumor of Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) permitting promoters to lower their equity participation by selling 19 percent of total shares also contributed to the decline. “If permission is given to sell promoter shares, number of share would be doubled in the secondary market, resulting in overflow of shares in the secondary market,” said Mundada.Banking group, a key trading group in stock market, saw its sub-index dropped by a whopping 23.42 points to close at 707.82 points. The slump in Banking group´s sub-index was contributed by the decline in share prices of major banks such as NIBL, Nabil, Standard Chartered and Kumari Bank. Similarly, Development Bank and Finance groups´ sub-indices also wend down by 0.58 points and 5.89 points to end at 703.15 points and 868.77 points respectively. Insurance and Others group also saw their sub-indices dip by 1.66 points and 8.22 points to close at 640.29 points and 649.72 points respectively.Total turnover of stocks declined to Rs 86. 36 million with 123,722 units of shares and 55 scripts being traded through 964 transactions during Monday´s trading. Total market capitalization also dropped to Rs 471.49 billion, down from Rs 481.55 billion recorded on Monday. - REPUBLICA