27th August, Monday. Vol-2. Issue-191 MORNING QUOTE: Create your own destiny.

If you dont, someone else will. - Via Chris Leber

Top Headlines: NRB mulls banning board of directors from joining BFIs within a year of stepping down. (Source: Republica) Flights into KTM almost booked out for autumn. (Source: The Kathmandu Post) Three finalists Krishna Prasad Acharya, Radha Krishna Pote and Sushil Kumar Aryal in race for top post at Employees Provident Fund (EPF). (Source: The Kathmandu Post) Government to import another 25,000 tonnes of sugar. The Ministry of Commerce and Supplies will be writing to Ministry of Finance to allow the import at 1% discount customs duty. (Source: The Kathmandu Post) Stakeholders demand laws to regulate commodities market. Currently, half a dozen commodities exchanges are in operation and 50 more have been registered at the Company Registrars Office. (Source: The Kathmandu Post) New Baneshwor Flyover: Government to call tender soon. The Ministry on Sunday asked the consultant to present the final design. (Source: The Kathmandu Post) IFC, a member of the World Bank Group helps Nepal in developing licensing eportal. (Source: Republica) Investment Board, China firm to ink revised MoU of West Seti project. (Source: The Kathmandu Post) Asian Development Bank climate change projections go online. The projections have been made available through the Nepal Climate Data Portal http://dhm.gov.np/dpc (Source: The Kathmandu Post) First man to walk on the moon US astronaut Neil Armstrong dies at age 82. (Source: The Kathmandu Post) Tribhuvan International Airport Immigration Anomalies: Nine civil servants face the music. DPM Narayan Kaji Shrestha at TIA; CCTV cameras start working. (Source: The Kathmandu Post) Three-Party Talks Resume. Top leaders vow to end blame game. (Source: The Kathmandu Post) In two months of campaign; 3,000 arrested, 700 fined for smoking in public places. (Source: The Kathmandu Post) UML lists govts anti- national moves. (Source: Republica) CIAA starts probe into Pokhara airport row. (Source: Republica)

MARKET INFORMATION
As of 10th Bhadra, 2069 Index NEPSE Sensitive Float Sen. Float NEPSE Sub-Indices Banking Trading Hotels Dev. Bank Hydropower Finance Insurance Others Current Points Change %Change

397.17 102.21 30.11 26.92

-0.36 -0.02 -0.277 -0.3

Current Points Change

-0.09 % -0.02 % -0.91 % -1.1 %

%Change

349.52 -4.27 181.07 -6.67 502.6 0.38 245.54 -0.95 776.28 -1.01 251.4 532.06 -0.97 3.7

-1.2 % -3.55 % 0.07 % -0.38 % -0.13 % -0.38 % 0.7 % 2.56 %

656.76 16.44

Market Summary
Total Turnover Rs: Total Traded Shares Total Transactions Total Scrips Traded

45,151,591 155,162 1452 91

Total Market Capitalization Rs: 375,844.86 Millions

Floated Market Capitalization Rs:

70,274.93 Millions

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International Business: India, China to discuss market access, trade deficit. (Source: The Kathmandu Post) HSBC under laundering investigation. (Source: The Kathmandu Post) Recession sure, but eurozone analysts see recovery too. (Source: The Kathmandu Post) Samsung patent loss boosts Microsoft as Asian vendors scramble. (Source: Republica) General News: Shangrila Development Bank Limited has completed its five year of operations and turns six. (Source: Republica) Gold, Silver set new records. Yellow metal traded at Rs 59,194 per tola. (Source: Republica) NRB seeks clarification from NB Bank. (Source: The Himalayan Times) Govt to monitor stockists, wholesalers from today. (Source: The Himalayan Times) Nepal Consumer Development Bank Ltd. has published a notice regarding appointing NMB Capital Ltd. its registrar to share. (Source: Karobar Daily) Union Finance Ltd. is going to shift its Kathmandu central office from Durbarmarg area to Naxal on 17th Bhadra, 2069. (Source: Annapurna Post) Share Allotment: Bageshwori Development Bank Ltd. has allotted (1:2.5) ratio; 14,38,851 units Right share to its shareholders on 7th Bhadra, 2069 and also distributing allotted share certificates from today from the concerned deposited centre. (Source: Karobar Daily) Kankai Bikas Bank Ltd. has allotted (1:1.5) ratio; 3,73,165 units Right share to its shareholders on 8th Bhadra, 2069. (Source: Annapurna Post) Cash Dividend/ Bonus Share: United Finance Ltd. has decided to distribute 10% cash dividend to its shareholders from the profit it earned in fiscal year 2011/12. (Source: Republica) The 106th board meeting of Citizens Bank International Ltd. has proposed to provide 8.42% cash dividend to its shareholders from the profit of fiscal year 2011/12. (Source: The Himalayan Times) Unique Finance Ltd. has decided to distribute 9% cash dividend to its shareholders from the profit it earned in fiscal year 2011/12. (Source: Karobar Daily)

Source: www.negosida.com.np As of 10th Bhadra, 2069

Current and Upcoming IPOs:

Company
Khandhari Development Bank Limited Bright Development Bank Limited

Open Date
24th Shrawa n, 2069

Close Date
29th Shrawa n 2069

Close Date (Max)

24th Bhadra, 2069

Issue Manager
Growmore Merchant Banker Ltd Growmore Merchant Banker Ltd

14th Bhadra, 2069

18th Bhadra, 2069

28th Bhadra, 2069

SHARE REPURCHASE: A program by which a company buys back its own shares from the market place, reducing the number of outstanding shares. Share repurchase is usually an indication that the company's management thinks the shares are undervalued. The company can buy shares directly from the market or offer its shareholder the option to tender their shares directly to the company at a fixed price.

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Unaudited financial highlights as of 4th quarter of last fiscal year 2068/69:

Company Paid Up (Rs. In millions) Reserve (Rs. In millions) Net Profit/Loss (Rs. In millions) Operating Profit/Loss (Rs. In millions) NPL to total Loan (%) EPS (Rs.) PE Ratio (times) Net Worth Per Share Per Share total Asset Value (Rs.) Liquidity Ratio (%)
Source

Axis Development Bank Ltd. 718.17 81.09 37.8 59.41 3.83 5.26 _ 111.29 271.47 69.74
Karobar Daily

National Life Insurance Company Limited 401.07 26.11 9.52 28.65 _ 2.37 231.21 106.51 136.03 _
Arthik Abhiyan

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