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During the first six months of the current fiscal year 2026/27, there has been an increase in the export of cardamom, churpi and other goods from the eastern border point Kakadbhitta. The Mechi Customs Office has stated that 3.461bn kg of cardamom worth Rs 7.199bn were exported in the six months from July to December.

The office’s information officer Ishwar Kumar Humagain said that the export of cardamom in the current fiscal year has increased by 58 percent compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year. Cardamom worth Rs 4.557bn was exported from the eastern border point from the same six months of the previous fiscal year. The export of churpi, which is being exported to third countries as dog and cat food, has increased by 66.2 percent during the first six months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year.

The export progress of tea and plywood has been negative compared to the previous fiscal year. In the six months of the current fiscal year 2026/27, veneer sheets worth Rs 534.96m and lentils worth Rs 91.287m were exported.

Compared to the previous fiscal year, lentils have increased by 481 percent and veneer sheets by 109 percent. According to the Mechi Customs, tea exports have decreased by 26.4 percent and plywood exports by 44.5 percent in the half-year period. Tea worth Rs 2.178.75bn and plywood worth Rs 1.974m were exported in the six months of the current fiscal year. In the same period of the previous fiscal year, tea worth Rs 2.95bn and plywood worth Rs 1.97bn were exported.

Similarly, in the half-year period up to December of the current fiscal year 2026/27, Rs 338m worth of amliso, Rs 501m worth of ginger and dried fruits, Rs 113m worth of cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli, and Rs 574m worth of herbs were exported, informed Customs Information Officer Humagain.

The price of gold has increased by Rs 5, 200 per tola in the domestic market on Monday.

According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the precious yellow metal is being traded at Rs 309, 000 per tola today. It was traded at Rs 303, 800 per tola on Sunday.

Similarly, the price of silver has increased by Rs 275 and being traded at Rs 6, 765 per tola today.

Goods and commodities worth Rs 438.21 billion were imported during the first six months of the current fiscal year 2082/83 from the Birgunj customs point.

The total import of the review period is 15.3 percent more compared to the same period of the last fiscal year, the officials shared. 

The total import was Rs 380.6 billion in the last fiscal year.

Information Officer of the Birgunj Customs Office Udaya Singh Bista said that there was an impressive growth in the imports of goods and commodities from Birjung point in the past six months. 

During the past six months, petroleum products worth Rs 90.6 billion, while iron and iron goods worth Rs 39.3 billion were imported from the Birgunj customs point. 

Other major importable goods include machinery and auto parts, soybean oil, electric machinery goods and appliances.

The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 57. 55 points to close at 2, 772. 17 points on Sunday. 

Similarly, the sensitive index surged by 8. 05 points to close at 472. 48 points.

A total of 30,915,183-unit shares of 331 companies were traded for Rs 1. 58 billion.

Meanwhile, SY Panel Nepal Limited (SYPNL), Shreenagar Agritech Industries Limited (SAIL), Nepal Micro Insurance Company Limited (NMIC), Bandipur Cablecar and Tourism Limited (BANDIPUR) and Him Star Urja Company Limited (HIMSTAR) were the top gainers today, with their price surging by 10. 00 percent. 

Likewise, 10.50% Everest Bank Limited Debenture 2085 (EBLD85) was the top loser as its price fell by 5. 80 percent.

At the end of the day, total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 65 trillion.