NEPSE 2026-10-13: index 2,599.93 (+4.12 pts, +0.16%). 5 of 13 sub-indices rose; Life Insurance led at +1.78%. Breadth 104 up, 167 down. Read: neutral.
Nepal Share Market Today — 2026-10-13
The NEPSE index rose 4.12 points (+0.16%) to finish at 2,599.93 against a previous close of 2,595.81. The session opened at 2,597.93, printed a high of 2,600.95 and a low of 2,589.36.
Turnover and Activity
Total turnover was Rs 473.69 crore (Rs 4.74 billion) on 13,553,097 shares across 46,659 transactions. The daily traded-value series behind the index chart shows Rs 4.68 billion today versus a 20-session average of Rs 4.91 billion, a difference of -4.73%. Compared with 2026-10-12 (Rs 4.47 billion) that is a change of +6.08%. The average trade was worth Rs 101,522.
Sub-Index Performance
5 of 13 sub-indices closed higher. Life Insurance led with +1.78% while Hotels and Tourism lagged at -0.58%.
| Sub-index | Close | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Insurance | 11,825.33 | +206.43 | +1.78% |
| Banking | 1,543.23 | +10.65 | +0.69% |
| Non-Life Insurance | 9,420.12 | +50.54 | +0.54% |
| Investment | 93.67 | +0.12 | +0.13% |
| Development Bank | 5,403.37 | +3.03 | +0.06% |
| Microfinance | 4,430.76 | -4.38 | -0.10% |
| Mutual Fund | 19.48 | -0.02 | -0.10% |
| Finance | 2,181.27 | -6.79 | -0.31% |
| Manufacturing and Processing | 10,532.13 | -42.82 | -0.40% |
| Trading | 3,197.40 | -12.97 | -0.40% |
| Hydropower | 3,510.69 | -15.75 | -0.45% |
| Others | 1,773.61 | -9.27 | -0.52% |
| Hotels and Tourism | 6,870.57 | -40.12 | -0.58% |
Banking, Hydropower and Finance
The three sub-indices in focus: Banking ended at 1,543.23, +10.65 points or +0.69%, having traded 1,532.70 to 1,543.97; Hydropower ended at 3,510.69, -15.75 points or -0.45%, having traded 3,498.57 to 3,523.94; Finance ended at 2,181.27, -6.79 points or -0.31%, having traded 2,170.03 to 2,196.77.
Key Movers
At the top of the board were SMJC +12.44% to 443.00, OHL +3.74% to 636.00, SNLI +3.17% to 416.00. The weakest were SNORL -15.00% to 849.40, DLBS -12.87% to 1,097.00, KBSH -4.56% to 899.00. By share count GHL led with 1,216,448 shares; by value GHL was first with Rs 36.48 crore.
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is NEUTRAL, because the index closed higher, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is below the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. The reference levels are resistance at the 2,656.54 swing high (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,557.30 (2026-10-06). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.