NEPSE New Rules Alert: Stock Limits Upgraded to 15% Starting Today; Market to Suspend at 8% Index Change
Summary
Nepal Stock Exchange has increased the daily stock price fluctuation limit to 15% and adjusted the market-wide circuit breaker thresholds, suspending trading at 8% index change to reduce frequent halts and enhance trading opportunities.
Key Points
- NEPSE has increased the daily price fluctuation limit for individual stocks from 10% to 15%.
- The pre-open session price limit has been widened from 2% to 5%.
- A 15-minute trading halt occurs if the NEPSE index fluctuates by 5% within the first two hours.
- Full market closure now happens only if the NEPSE index moves by 8%.
