What is NEPSE?
How Nepal's stock market works - in plain language.
5 MIN READNEPSE
Nepal Stock Exchange. The only place listed shares trade in Nepal.
What NEPSE is
NEPSE is Nepal’s stock market - mainly the secondary market for listed shares. Companies list there. You buy and sell through a registered broker.
It is a marketplace, not a bank. For share / IPO basics, see the Shares module first.
Tap a box - see how the pieces connect
Three names show up everywhere. Tap each one.
SEBON
Writes and enforces the rules. Brokers and the exchange follow SEBON.
When the market is open
Days: Monday to Friday (closed on public holidays).
Pre-open: around 10:30 - 11:00 AM.
Trading: around 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM.
Times can change. Confirm on nepalstock.com.np when you need the exact clock.
What people usually buy
You will hear these four. Most beginners start with the first.
Ordinary shares - a slice of a company.
Mutual funds - many people pool money; a fund manages it.
Debentures - you lend to a company; they pay interest.
Government bonds - you lend to the government.
One trade, start to finish
Keep this chain in your head. Every live order follows it.
What the NEPSE index is (and is not)
Think of the index like a city temperature. It describes the city, not one house.
Overall buying was stronger across the market that day.
Overall selling was stronger across the market that day.
Your one stock must move the same way. Always check that ticker.
Kraya is for the stock view - who bought, who sold - not for guessing the index.
Quick check
You want to buy shares of a listed bank. Where does the match happen?
Official sites (bookmark these)
Remember this
- NEPSE is the marketplace. SEBON sets rules. CDSC holds shares.
- You trade through a registered broker (TMS and/or their desk) - not by calling NEPSE directly.
- The index is the whole market. One stock needs its own look.