NEPSE guides
How the Nepal Stock Exchange actually works: the rules, the costs and the numbers, checked against the latest regulations and our own market data.
- What is NEPSE? A plain-English guide to the Nepal Stock Exchange
NEPSE is Nepal's only stock exchange. Who owns and regulates it, how the index is built, how a trade settles in T+2, and what a round trip costs.
- NEPSE trading hours: when the market is open, and when it isn't
NEPSE trades Monday to Friday, 11:00 to 15:00 NPT. Pre-open from 10:30, the after-market order window, holiday closures, and how settlement moves.
- NEPSE circuit breaker rules: what actually halts the market
How NEPSE circuit breakers work since April 2026: a 15-minute halt at a 5% index move, a full-day close at 8%, and a 15% daily band per stock.
- Capital gains tax on shares in Nepal: what you pay in FY 2083/84
From 22 September 2026, individuals pay 3.75% CGT on listed shares held over 365 days and 5% under it. Rates, WACC and a worked example.
- Share Trading Cost in Nepal: Broker Commission, SEBON Fee, DP Charge and CGT
Broker commission slabs, SEBON fee, DP charge and capital gains tax on NEPSE trades, with a worked break-even example in NPR. Updated for 2026.
- T+2 settlement in NEPSE: when your shares and money actually arrive
On NEPSE, shares and money move two trading days after the trade. Here is which day your demat is credited, when the cash lands, and how holidays shift it.
- NEPSE Index History: Every Year, Every Crash, Every Record
Every NEPSE index close since 1997, the 3,198.19 record, the 75% crash and the year-by-year returns, from Nepsense's own market data.
- How to Buy Shares in Nepal
Open a demat, register on MeroShare, link C-ASBA, and place your first buy order. Every step, fee and T+2 rule, current as of October 2026.
- How to apply for an IPO in MeroShare
A step-by-step guide to applying for an IPO in MeroShare: demat and CRN setup, blocked funds, allotment, results, and what it costs to sell.
- NEPSE Sectors Explained: Every Sector and Sub-Index on the Exchange
NEPSE's 13 sectors, the stocks in each, and what moves them. Counts as of 16 October 2026, plus how the sector sub-indices are weighted.
- NEPSE floorsheet explained: what it shows and how to read it
What the NEPSE floorsheet shows, why broker numbers were pulled in 2014 and restricted in 2022, and how traders read broker flow without overreading it.
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