Thursday, August 22, 2013

Share market size increases by 40%; Rs 22 arba worth shares traded in a year

At the end of FY 2069/70 in Asar, the size of the secondary market increased 40 percent compared to the same period in the FY 2068/69.

The growth in the size of the capital market has been attributed to the rise in the number of listed companies, shares and investors. Compared to the last fiscal, the transaction in shares has increased by 114 percent by Asar end of the FY 2069/70.

By the end of fiscal year 2068/69, Rs 10 arba 27 crore worth of shares were traded, whereas the value of total shares traded shot up to Rs 22 arba 4 crore at the end of FY 2069/70.

On average, the daily trade volume stood at Rs 9 crore 50 lakh at Asar end of FY 2068/69, whereas the corresponding figure for FY 2069/70 was Rs 15 crore.

Meanwhile, the number of shares listed at the NEPSE has increased 14% over last year. Till the end of FY 2068/69, a total of 1 arba 14 crore 81 units were listed on the local bourse, but the number rose to 1 arba 29 crore 78 lakh 41 thousand by the end of FY 2069/70.
 
Source: Aarthik Abhiyan