KATHMANDU—While government and public offices across the Kathmandu Valley have resumed services today, Monday, October 6, 2025, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) has elected to keep the secondary market closed for trading.
The government had initially declared a two-day public holiday for Sunday and Monday (Asoj 19 and 20) in response to heavy rainfall, floods, and landslides across the country. However, citing improving weather conditions and a subsidence of disaster risk in certain areas, the government issued a subsequent directive on Sunday instructing districts with stable conditions to resume essential public services on Monday.
Following this directive, the Kathmandu District Administration Office specifically cancelled the public holiday for Monday, leading to the reopening of almost all public sector offices across the Valley.
NEPSE Extends Closure to Tuesday
The decision by NEPSE to keep the stock market closed stands in contrast to the rest of the Valley’s public sector. While NEPSE’s administrative office is open today, trading operations have been postponed.
Issuing a notice, NEPSE confirmed that share trading will only resume on Tuesday, October 7 (Asoj 21).
The continuous closure comes after the market was already shut for an extended period for the Dashain festival (since Asoj 13). Investors, who were anticipating a return to normal trading activity this week, now face another day of market inactivity.
This string of closures—initially for the festival, then for the emergency weather holidays—has affected investor sentiment, despite assurances from experts that the short-term disruptions are unlikely to have a major negative impact on the market’s long-term health. The market is now set to restart after a prolonged eight-day disruption.