Nepse plunges by 12. 50 points on Sunday
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) plunged by 12. 50 points to close at 2, 594. 87 points on Sunday.
Similarly, the sensitive index dropped by 0. 79 points to close at 445. 50 points.
A total of 11,272,168-unit shares of 330 companies were traded for Rs 1. 47 billion.
Meanwhile, Swastik Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha Limited (SWASTIK) was the top gainer today with its price surging by 10. 00 percent.
Likewise, City Hotel Limited (CITY) was the top loser as its price fell by 6. 26 percent.
At the end of the day, the total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 35 trillion.
Gold price increases by Rs 2, 200 per tola on Sunday
The price of gold has increased by Rs 2, 200 per tola in the domestic market on Sunday.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 258, 800 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 256, 600 per tola on Friday.
The price of silver, however, has dropped by Rs 80 and is being traded at Rs 3, 825 per tola.
Gold price increases by Rs 3, 500 per tola on Friday
The price of gold has increased by Rs 3, 500 per tola in the domestic market on Friday.
According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the yellow metal is being traded at Rs 256, 600 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 253, 100 per tola on Thursday.
Similarly, the price of silver has increased by Rs 100 and is being traded at Rs 3, 905 per tola.
Total public debt rises to Rs 2,729.42bn
Nepal’s total public debt has reached Rs 2,729.42bn by mid-November, rising by Rs 55.37bn in the first four months of 2025/26. According to the latest data of the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO), the country’s public debt-to-GDP ratio now stands at 44.69 percent.
External debt continues to dominate Nepal’s debt profile, accounting for 53.25 percent, or Rs 1,453.45bn of the total debt, while domestic debt represents 46.75 percent, or Rs 1,275.96bn of the total debt. The report also highlights a significant negative exchange loss of Rs 44.23bn, which weighed heavily on the valuation of external liabilities during the period.
Between mid-July and mid-November of the current fiscal year, the government mobilized a total of Rs 138.75bn in public debt. Domestic borrowing accounted for Rs 120bn of the total public debt mobilized during the period, while the remaining Rs 18.75bn came from external debt.
Domestic debt mobilization remained at 33.15 percent of the target set for the current fiscal year. In contrast, external debt mobilization remained sluggish at just 8.03 percent of the annual target of Rs 233.66bn. This early imbalance suggests challenges in securing or disbursing external financing as scheduled.
In the current fiscal year, the government has earmarked Rs 411.01bn for public debt servicing—Rs 67.45bn to service external debt and Rs 343.55bn to service domestic liabilities. Of this amount, Rs 302.47bn has been allocated for principal repayment and Rs 108.53bn for interest payments. The budget is set aside.
The government has spent Rs 150.89bn, or 36.71 percent of its total annual debt-service budget, in the first four months of the current fiscal year. Of the total amount, Rs 131.66bn went for domestic debt servicing and Rs 19.23bn for external debt servicing. Of the total amount, Rs 127.61bn went for principal payment, while the remaining Rs 23.28bn was spent to pay interest.
The government mobilizes domestic debt primarily through instruments like development bonds and treasury bills. Development bonds make up 76.01 percent of the domestic debt stock, while treasury bills account for 22.51 percent. Smaller instruments, including citizen saving bonds, foreign saving bonds and IMF bonds, constitute the remainder.
According to the report, 9.57 percent of the total external debt came from bilateral lenders, while the remaining 90.43 percent was mobilized from multilateral lenders like Asian Development Bank, Word Bank, International Monetary Fund.
