NEPSE jumps nearly 49 points as turnover hits two-month high

Kathmandu, September 15, 2026 — Nepal’s stock market surged on Tuesday, with the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) climbing 48.57 points as investor activity strengthened following the government’s announcement of a 21-point plan to revive and strengthen the capital market.

The NEPSE index closed at 2,633.62, up from the previous session. All sub-indices recorded gains during the day.

The non-life insurance sub-index posted the largest increase, rising 2.85 percent. The life insurance sub-index gained 2.60 percent, while the investment sub-index advanced 2.52 percent.

Share prices of 265 companies increased on Tuesday, while 12 companies declined. Dhaulagiri Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha reached the positive circuit limit.

Trading activity also surged, with shares worth Rs 8.29 billion changing hands. This marked a significant increase from recent sessions, when daily turnover had remained below Rs 4 billion.

Tuesday’s turnover was the highest in nearly two months. The previous comparable high was recorded on June 14, when shares worth Rs 8.41 billion were traded.

Reliance Spinning Mills led turnover with transactions worth Rs 327 million, followed by Shivam Cements with Rs 315.6 million.

The market’s strong performance came a day after Finance Minister Dr Swarnim Wagle unveiled a 21-point Capital Market Strengthening and Revival Action Plan. The government introduced the plan after the stock market had declined by 376 points since the formation of the new government.

One of the key proposals is to halve the capital gains tax on share transactions. In the budget for the current fiscal year, Wagle had increased the tax on profits from shares held for less than one year from 7.5 percent to 10 percent. The new action plan proposes bringing the rate back down to 5 percent.

For shares held for more than one year, the proposed capital gains tax rate would be 3.75 percent.