NEPSE 2026-09-17: index 2,624.36 (+11.94 pts, +0.46%). 11 of 13 sub-indices rose; Life Insurance led at +1.08%. Breadth 178 up, 85 down. Read: positive.
Nepal Share Market Today — 2026-09-17
NEPSE closed at 2,624.36, up 11.94 points (+0.46%) from the previous close of 2,612.42. The session opened at 2,616.12, printed a high of 2,637.58 and a low of 2,615.69.
Turnover and Activity
Total turnover was Rs 549.93 crore (Rs 5.50 billion) on 13,610,496 shares across 51,728 transactions. Against its own 20-session average of Rs 5.43 billion, the index chart's traded-value series (Rs 4.24 billion today) came in +28.10%. Compared with 2026-09-16 (Rs 5.39 billion) that is a change of +2.04%. Each transaction averaged Rs 106,312.
Sub-Index Performance
Of the 13 sub-indices, 11 finished up; Life Insurance was the best at +1.08% and Investment the weakest at -0.18%.
| Sub-index | Close | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Insurance | 11,768.63 | +125.92 | +1.08% |
| Hotels and Tourism | 7,185.78 | +60.82 | +0.85% |
| Hydropower | 3,633.99 | +22.98 | +0.64% |
| Mutual Fund | 19.63 | +0.12 | +0.62% |
| Banking | 1,487.47 | +8.58 | +0.58% |
| Microfinance | 4,534.89 | +24.99 | +0.55% |
| Development Bank | 5,473.54 | +21.14 | +0.39% |
| Manufacturing and Processing | 10,650.01 | +29.62 | +0.28% |
| Finance | 2,268.10 | +5.28 | +0.23% |
| Trading | 3,282.74 | +7.32 | +0.22% |
| Non-Life Insurance | 9,751.05 | +5.18 | +0.05% |
| Others | 1,837.72 | -0.81 | -0.04% |
| Investment | 97.44 | -0.18 | -0.18% |
Banking, Hydropower and Finance
Banking, Hydropower and Finance, taken together: Banking ended at 1,487.47, +8.58 points or +0.58%, having traded 1,481.32 to 1,491.43; Hydropower ended at 3,633.99, +22.98 points or +0.64%, having traded 3,609.07 to 3,658.36; Finance ended at 2,268.10, +5.28 points or +0.23%, having traded 2,249.80 to 2,296.83.
Key Movers
At the top of the board were DLBS +12.43% to 1,248.00, NABBC +6.44% to 793.00, MHNL +5.51% to 268.00. The weakest were HATHY -2.97% to 588.00, CYCL -2.80% to 1,458.00, SHLB -2.78% to 1,320.20. SBL was the most traded scrip with 756,922 shares, while SBL took the turnover lead at Rs 33.62 crore.
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: POSITIVE — the index closed higher, advancers outnumbered decliners, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. The reference levels are the nearest swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,602.39 (2026-07-01). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.