In the domestic market today, fine gold has lost Rs. 900 per tola, while tejabi gold has lost Rs. 850 from yesterday’s pricing.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association’s official website, fine gold is now trading for Rs. 109,300 per tola. Yesterday, the cost remained unchanged at Rs. 110,200 per tola. Meanwhile, Tejabi gold is currently trading for Rs. 108,800. In contrast, the cost was kept at Rs. 109,650 per tola yesterday.
Karnali Development Bank Limited (KRBL) has released its unaudited quarterly report for the fiscal year 2079/80’s third quarter.
The firm recorded a net profit of Rs. 1.7 crores, compared to a net loss of Rs. 1.92 crores in the same period last year.
When compared to the same quarter last year, the company’s deposits fell by 2.11% to Rs.4.40 Arba, while loans and advances increased by 2.84% to Rs.3.39 Arba. The company’s CAR is now 10.20%, down from 11.12% earlier.
The bank has Rs. 50.28 crore in paid-up capital. At this capital, the bank’s EPS is Rs. 4.60, and its net worth is Rs. 118.20.
The NEPSE index finished at 1,885.60 today, down 18.80 points from the previous trading day’s close. This is a 0.99% loss. Last Thursday, the index fell 15.73 points.
The index began today at 1,904.94 and reached an intraday high of 1,906.66. In contrast, it dropped as low as 1,881.15 before closing at 1,885.60.
Through 31,415 transactions, 265 scrips changed hands. A total of 2,734,307 shares were traded, totaling Rs. 82.85 crores in turnover. This is less than the previous day’s turnover of Rs. 98.33 Crores.
“Himalayan Stock Exchange” has applied for a license to the Nepal Securities Board for a new stock exchange. The application has been filed by Himalayan Stock Exchange, which has been established with the participation of prominent business families in Nepal, including Shankar Group, along with the largest industrial houses in Nepal such as Shekhar Golchha of Nepal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, former presidents of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) Pashupati Murarka, Rajendra Khetan of Khetan Group, Satish Lal Mor of Lucky Group, Vivek Dugar of Dugar Group, Shourabh Jyoti of Jyoti Group and other major traders and business houses. This is the first application for a stock exchange license by Himalayan Stock Exchange.
The application has been filed by Himalayan Stock Exchange, along with investment from Rohit Gupta, Ashish Shrestha, Juni Gurung, and Deepak Bhatta.
The deadline for applying for a license for the commodity exchange (Commodity Exchange) along with the stock exchange is until 10th Baisakh, 2079 (April 22, 2023). So far, only one application has been submitted under the name of Himalayan Stock Exchange.
Similarly, there has been no application filed until Friday for the commodity exchange. The applications for the stock and commodity exchanges are separate.
Mai Khola Hydropower Limited will begin issuing 12,69,411 unit shares with a face value of Rs 100 today, on the 8th of Baisakh, 2080. This IPO is expected to generate Rs 12.69 crore for the firm. This issue’s early closure date is on 12th Baisakh, and if it is not completely subscribed, it can be prolonged until 24th Baisakh, 2080.
Out of the total 15,29,411 units, 10%, or 152,941 units, have already been issued and allotted to Nepalese citizens working abroad, 2%, or 30,588 units, have been set aside for company employees, and 5%, or 76,471 units, have been set aside for mutual funds. The remaining 12,69,411 units are for general consumption.
In the third quarter ending Chaitra 2079 (FY79/80), Goodwill Finance Limited’s net profit plummeted by 86.68 percent to Rs 1.99 crore, compared to Rs 15 crore the previous year.
The decrease in Net Profit is attributable to a variance in other operating income, which has decreased by 46.29% due to an increase in Impairment charges and staff expenditures in this quarter.
In the third quarter, its net interest income (NII) increased by 57.73 percent to Rs 31.5 crore. Similarly, the Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) was 13.46 percent, with Earnings per Share (EPS) falling to 2.82 percent.
Janaki Finance Limited (JFL) reported a 70.76 percent decrease in net profit in the third quarter (Q3) of fiscal year 2079/80.
According to a report released today by the financing company, its net profit fell to Rs 1.53 crore in the third quarter from Rs 5.24 crore in the previous quarter.
In Q3, Janaki Finance had a paid-up capital of Rs 69.04 crore and reserves of Rs 29.82 crore. The firm also has Rs. 19.5 crores in negative retained earnings.
JFL has collected Rs 3.34 arba in deposits and has issued Rs 2.62 arba in loans and advances.
On the other side, the company’s NPL has climbed by a staggering 391.67% to 23.60%.
This week’s NEPSE index finished at 1,904.40, a loss of 30.07 points (1.55%). Last week, the index finished at 1,934.47, up 3.63% from the previous week.
This week, the index reached a high of 1,944.58 and a low of 1893.33, resulting in a 51.25 point volatility. The prior week’s volatility on the index was 148.11 points.
The largest intraday loss was 23.63 points on Monday with a transaction of Rs 0.92 Arba, however the overall turnover for the week was Rs 4.62 Arba.
Dolti Power Company Limited’s initial public offering (IPO) was completed today at the offices of NIC Asia Capital Limited in Kathmandu.
Dolti Power Company Limited offered 12,71,861 units worth Rs 12.71 crores to the general public as an Initial Public Offering (IPO) (Chaitra 28, 2079- Baisakh 3, 2080).According to the allocation module, a total of 1,27,186 candidates were assigned 10 units each by lottery, with one lucky applicant receiving an additional unit, while the rest 11,41,760 applicants were returned with empty hands.
The NEPSE index closed at 1,904.40 today, down 15.73 points from the previous trading day’s close. This is a 0.82% decrease. Yesterday, the index rose 15.13 points.
The index opened today at 1,918.49 and reached an intraday high of 1,928.76. In contrast, it dropped as low as 1,902.15 before closing at 1,904.40.
The Securities Exchange Board of Nepal (SEBON) has authorized Ghorahi Cement Industry Limited’s proposed initial public offering (IPO) on Baisakh 06, 2080.
The corporation will now distribute 7,943,801 unit shares. A total of 3,97,190 unit shares are reserved for project-affected locals, while the remaining 75,46,611 unit shares are designated for the general public. The IPO would be issued by the corporation by adding a premium of Rs 300 to the face value of Rs 100, for a total of Rs 400 for project-affected people. Similarly, shares for the general public will be issued at Rs 435 after a premium of Rs 345 is added to the face value.
Nepal Investment Mega Bank Limited (NIMB) has released its third-quarter report for fiscal year 2079/80, which shows a 22.96% increase in net profit. In the third quarter of fiscal year 2079/80, the bank’s profit grew to Rs 3.046 arba. Following the merger, the bank has a total paid-up capital of Rs. 34.12 Arba, reserves of Rs. 23.89 Arba, retained earnings of Rs 1.27 Arba, and a share premium of Rs 20.78 Crore.