Nepal Stock Market Remains Closed Today Despite Holiday Withdrawal

Kathmandu — Although the Ministry of Home Affairs has withdrawn the public holiday announced for Monday, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) will remain closed today.

According to NEPSE spokesperson Murahari Parajuli, most employees had already left after the holiday announcement, making it impossible to operate the market today.
“Since it was declared a holiday, all employees are out of the office. Even though the office has technically opened, trading could not resume today,” Parajuli said.

The stock market had remained closed since last Monday due to the Dashain festival holidays. Trading was expected to resume on Sunday; however, continuous rainfall and disruptions in highways and air routes led the government to declare public holidays on Sunday and Monday.

After the weather cleared, the Ministry of Home Affairs instructed district administration offices, including those in Kathmandu, to reopen on Monday, and the respective offices issued public notices accordingly.

Despite this, NEPSE officials said that due to technical and operational constraints, the stock market could not reopen today.
Trading is now expected to resume normally from Tuesday.