KATHMANDU, Jan 22: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) saw the turnover volume decline by 35.54 percent in the first six months of the current Fiscal Year (FY) due to depleted confidence of investors amid political uncertainty and economic slowdown.
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The records with NEPSE show that the total turnover amount in the country’s secondary market was Rs 721.27 billion in the first half of the FY 2025/26, down from Rs 1.118 trillion in the same period of the last FY. According to stockbrokers, the political uncertainty in aftermath of Gen Z movement and violence mainly caused a heavy fall in turnover amount.
Sectorwise, the hydropower group had the largest turnover amount of Rs 276 billion, which was also 24.27 percent less in the review period. Among 13 groups, the turnover amount of others surged by 27.17 percent and that of manufacturing and processing increased by 21.68 percent, while the remaining other groups witnessed their turnover volume decline.
