NEPSE Stock Limits Upgraded to 15%; Market to Close at 8% Index Fluctuation
Summary
Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) has upgraded its daily stock price fluctuation limit to 15% and introduced new market-wide circuit breaker rules with trading halts at 5% and full market closure at 8% index fluctuation starting from Baishakh 07.
Key Points
- NEPSE has increased the daily price fluctuation limit for individual stocks to 15%.
- Price movement limit during the pre-open session has been raised from 2% to 5%.
- A new two-tier circuit breaker system suspends trading for 15 minutes if the index moves 5% within the first two hours.
- Full market trading will be halted for the day if the NEPSE index fluctuates by 8% at any time.
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