The Nepal Bankers Association (NBA) has decided to lower the interest rate on savings while keeping the interest rate on fixed deposits unchanged.
The meeting was attended by the CEOs and representatives of all commercial banks to review the interest rate beginning on Chaitra 1. Savings interest rates currently range from 6.42 percent to 8.4 percent. It has been decided to keep the rates between 6% and 8%.
The ultimate merger procedure has been completed between Sana Kisan Bikas Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (SKBBL) and RMDC Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (RMDC). On Bhadra 31, 2079, the firms signed a merger agreement.
Similarly, the share exchange ratio between Sana Kisan and RMDC has been determined to be 1:0.87. Investors who now own 100 shares of RMDC Microfinance will get 87 shares of the amalgamated firm.
Similarly, it has been decided to nominate 2-2 persons from each institution’s promoter group, 1-1 person from the general group, and 1 person as an expert director, in accordance with the terms of the Bank and Financial Institutions Act of 2073.
Jeevan Bikas Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (JBLB) has reduced the dividend rate for fiscal year 2078/79 from 37.3684% to 33.15%.
The 72nd meeting of the board of directors, held on Falgun 06, resolved to give a dividend of Rs. 1.03 Arba on the paid-up capital. A cash dividend of 9.3684% and 28% bonus shares had been recommended.
The dividend was to be paid only after clearance from Nepal Rastra Bank and approval from the company’s future AGM. The dividend has been changed in accordance with Nepal Rastra Bank’s directives. As a result, a new dividend rate of 26% Bonus dividend and 7.15% cash dividend has been recommended.
Consequently, the bonus shares are valued at Rs. 26.89 crores, while the cash dividend is valued at Rs. 7.39 crores.
The second plan of the Prabhu Capital Collective Investment Fund is now available for issue and sale as of 18 Falgun 2079. This fund issued 8 crore units worth Rs 80 crore at a fixed price of Rs 10 per unit.
Prabhu Bank Ltd is the fund promoter of this plan, while Prabhu Capital Limited is the scheme manager. This is a closed-ended plan. This scheme will invest 35 to 90 percent of the proceeds from unit sales in shares, making it an equity-oriented scheme.
Prabhu Bank Limited has obtained 1.12 crore units out of a total of 8 crore units available, while Prabhu Capital Limited has secured 8 lakh units.
The NEPSE index finished at 1,938.25 today, down 30.77 points from the previous trading day’s close. This is a 1.56% decrease. Last Thursday, the index dropped 26.48 points.
The index began today at 1,967.49 and reached an intraday high of 1,975.93. While it dropped as low as 1,935.21, it eventually closed at 1,938.25.
Through 30,903 transactions, 259 scrips changed hands. A total of 3,832,459 shares were traded, totaling Rs. 1.392 Arba in turnover. This is significantly more than the previous day’s turnover of Rs. 1.336 Arba.
The bonus dividend of National Microfinance Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (NMFBS) has been reduced from 38.5% to 34.45%.
NMFBS proposed a Bonus Dividend of 38.5% for fiscal year 2078/79. The 141st board of directors meeting, held on Magh 9, proposed a 38.5% bonus from paid-up capital for fiscal year 2078/79. The company’s paid-up capital is Rs. 58.66 crores. As a result, the company proposed bonus shares worth Rs. 22.58 crores.
This week’s index closed at 1,969.02, a loss of 53.62 points (2.65%). The index closed at 2,022.64 last week, down 2.31% from the previous week.
This week, the index reached a high of 2,042.95 and a low of 1.969.02, resulting in a 73.93 point volatility. The previous week’s volatility on the index was 68.79 points.
Salt Trading Corporation Limited (STC) has released its second-quarter report for fiscal year 2079/2080, which shows a 47.39% increase in net profit. The company’s net profit increased to Rs. 1.88 crores in Q2, 2079/2080 from Rs. 1.27 crores in the previous year’s corresponding quarter.
The company’s sales revenue (revenue from operations) fell by 1.63% in the second quarter to Rs. 3.45 Arba, down from Rs. 3.51 Arba in the previous year’s corresponding quarter. In contrast, the company’s other income has decreased to Rs. 1.7 Crores from Rs. 3.7 Crores during the same period last year.
olung Hydropower Company Limited’s initial public offering (IPO) will take place tomorrow, on the 19th of Falgun, 2079. The allotment program will begin at 10 a.m. on the premises of the issue manager, Sunrise Capital Limited, in Kamalpokhari.
From the 4th to the 10th Falgun, the company issued 22,64,655 units of Rs 100 face value shares to the general public in an Initial Public Offering worth Rs 22.64 crore. Out of the total 27,28,500 units, 10%, or 272,850 units, were already issued and allotted to Nepalese citizens working abroad, 2%, or 54,570 units, were set aside for company employees, and 5%, or 136,425 units, were set aside for mutual funds. The
The NEPSE index closed at 1,969.01 today, down 26.48 points from the previous trading day’s close. This is a 1.33% decrease. Yesterday, the index dropped 24.44 points.
The index opened today at 1,995.34 and reached an intraday high of 1,996.63. While it dropped as low as 1,966.28, it eventually closed at 1,969.01.
Trishuli Jal Vidhyut Company Limited (TJVCL) will begin collecting the remaining sum for the shares offered to the general public today, the 17th of Falgun. The collection began on 18th Mangsir, 2079.
From the 7th to the 11th Chaitra, 2075, the company issued 3,705,000 units of IPO shares with a par value of Rs. 100 and an initial call amount of Rs. 10.
Employees received 3% of the total 3,705,000 units, or 111,150 unit shares, with the remaining 3,593,850 unit shares issued to the general public.
Investors could purchase shares by paying only 10%, or Rs. 10, of the share value, with the remaining 90%, or Rs. 90, to be paid later.
The price of gold has gained Rs. 500 per tola today.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association’s official website, fine gold is currently trading at Rs. 102,300 per tola. Yesterday, the rate remained unchanged at Rs. 101,800 per tola. Meanwhile, Tejabi gold is currently trading at Rs. 101,800. In contrast, the rate was kept at Rs. 101,300 per tola yesterday.Silver has gained Rs. 15 per tola on the sidelines. The gleaming white metal is trading in the local market today at Rs. 1,270 per tola, up from Rs. 1,255 per tola yesterday.