The “Mega Mutual Fund 1 (MMF1)” NAV report for the month of Falgun has been released.
“Mega Mutual Fund 1” is a closed-end fund with a 10-year maturity period. The fund size for the initial issue was Rs. 1.25 Arba.
The fund has invested Rs. 83.86 crores in Falgun’s listed shares. Non-listed shares were worth Rs. 3.66 crores, and fixed deposits were worth Rs. 10 crores. The fund has bank deposits worth Rs. 3.30 crores and other assets worth Rs. 2.39 crores.
Today’s gold price has risen by Rs. 500 in the domestic market.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association’s official website, fine gold is currently trading at Rs. 108,500 per tola. Yesterday, the rate remained unchanged at Rs. 108,000 per tola. Meanwhile, Tejabi gold is currently trading at Rs. 108,000. In contrast, the rate was kept at Rs. 107,500 per tola yesterday.
The existing promoters of Prime Commercial Bank Limited are auctioning off 9,00,000 units of promoter shares to the general public from the 21st Chaitra to the 29th Chaitra, 2079.
A total of 9,00,000 promoter shares will be auctioned off. Individual investors, businesses, and institutions can all bid in an auction. The minimum bid is Rs. 130. The promoters’ shares have a minimum bid quantity of 1000 units. Although bidders may bid for the entire issue, they must follow the Nepal Rastra Bank’s rule of not exceeding the specified number of shares per entity.
Insurance companies are competing with one another to collect more premiums. Out of its 1.4 crore total active insurance policies, life insurance companies collected a total premium of Rs. 93.75 Arba during the fiscal year 2079/80.
According to a report published by the Nepal Insurance Authority, Nepal Life Insurance Company Limited collected Rs. 24.37 Arba on its own, with 978,626 active insurance policies as of Falgun, 2079.
Gurans Life Insurance Company Limited (GLICL) has scheduled its 13th Annual General Meeting for the 6th of Baisakh, 2080. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. that day at the company’s headquarters in Tinkune, Kathmandu.
Among the other items on the agenda, the AGM will approve 13.2712772% bonus shares for fiscal year 2078/79. The Board of Directors decided on Chaitra 09 to distribute 13.2712772% bonus shares for fiscal year 2077/78. The dividend will be paid from the company’s paid-up capital of Rs. 2,23,93,70,000. The bonus shares are thus worth Rs. 29,71,93,000. Pass the resolution to amend the Articles of Association to reflect the increased capital of the company as a result of the issuance of bonus shares.
The NEPSE index closed at 1,919.42 today, up 1.02 points from the previous trading day’s close. This is a 0.05% increase. Yesterday, the index rose 12.10 points.
Today, the index opened at 1,920.09 and closed at 1,901.62. In contrast, it reached a high of 1,922.04 before closing at 1,919.42.
Through 25,413 transactions, 258 scrips changed hands. A total of 2,539,048 shares were traded, totaling Rs. 81.62 crores in turnover. This is less than the previous day’s turnover of Rs. 1.443 Arba. This is the lowest volume since December 14th, 2022. At the time, the NEPSE index was hovering around 1800, with a turnover of Rs 72.78 crore.
On Chaitra 05, 2079, the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) authorized the “11% Mahalaxmi Debenture 2089.”
Mahalaxmi Bikas Bank Limited (MLBL) plans to issue 10 lakh unit debentures at Rs 1000 per unit. During a period of ten years, the bank will give an interest rate of 11% on the debenture.
Out of the total number of units given, 4 lakh will be made available to the general public and 6 lakh would be made available for private placement.
The issue manager is NIC Asia Capital. The offering would generate a total of Rs 1 Arba.
From today, 14th Chaitra, 2079, the promoter shareholder of Siddhartha Bank Limited (SBL) is auctioning 114,813 units of shares to existing promoter owners.
SBL unit promoter shares worth 114,813 will be auctioned off. Only existing promoters are entitled to bid on the auction within 35 days after its publication, on the 14th Chaitra. Shareholders should submit their bids to the bank’s headquarters office in Hattisar, Kathmandu.
If no offers are received from existing founding owners by the deadline, the shares will be auctioned off to the general public.
From today (14th Chaitra), Chhimek Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (CBBL) is delivering 3.26% cash dividends straight to its shareholders’ bank accounts and has asked them to dematerialize their shares.
On Chaitra 10, 2079, the firm had its 21st AGM for the fiscal year 2078/79. The board of directors approved a 25.26% dividend for fiscal year 2078/79. The 282nd meeting of the board of directors, held on Poush 27, resolved to give a dividend of Rs. 2.32 Arba on the paid-up capital. There was a proposal for 22% bonus shares worth Rs 51.13 crores and a 3.26% cash dividend (including tax) of Rs 7.57 crore. The same cash dividend is now paid out.
Furthermore, the corporation has asked owners to dematerialize their shares if their bank information has not been updated.
Today’s gold price has dropped by Rs. 1000 per tola.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association’s official website, fine gold is now trading at Rs. 108,000 per tola. Yesterday, the tariff remained unchanged at Rs. 109,000 per tola. Meanwhile, Tejabi gold is currently trading at Rs. 107,500. In contrast, the cost was kept at Rs. 108,500 per tola yesterday.
Silver has lost Rs. 5 per tola on the sidelines. The gleaming white gold is now trading in the local market at Rs. 1,355 per tola, down from yesterday’s closing cost of Rs. 1,360 per tola.
The NEPSE index finished at 1,918.10 today, up 12.10 points from the previous trading day’s close. This is a 0.63% increase. Yesterday, the index rose 17.70 points.
The index began today at 1,910.35 and reached an intraday high of 1,906.40. In comparison, it dropped as low as 1,936.48 before closing at 1,918.10.
In 35,926 transactions, 258 scrips changed hands. A total of 4,077,778 shares were traded, totaling Rs. 1.443 Arba in turnover. This is more than the previous day’s turnover of Rs. 1.38 Arba.
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The financial highlights for the month of Falgun have been published by NIC Asia Balanced Fund (NICBF), a 10-year close-end mutual fund scheme managed by NIC Asia Capital. The period’s NAV was Rs. 10.73, which was lower than the previous month’s NAV of Rs. 11.26.
The scheme started with a Rs. 75.50 crore fund, including seed capital from the fund sponsor. The scheme has spent Rs. 43.10 crores on listed company shares and Rs. 19.52 crores on debentures. Non-listed shares are worth Rs. 1.34 crores. The amount invested in fixed deposits is Rs. 9 crores, and the bank balance is Rs. 4.38 crores.