NEPSE 2026-10-15: index 2,625.93 (+4.67 pts, +0.18%). 9 of 13 sub-indices rose; Finance led at +1.04%. Breadth 173 up, 90 down. Read: positive.
Nepal Share Market Today — 2026-10-15
The NEPSE index rose 4.67 points (+0.18%) to finish at 2,625.93 against a previous close of 2,621.26. The session opened at 2,621.41, printed a high of 2,630.57 and a low of 2,615.71.
Turnover and Activity
The floorsheet summed to Rs 471.70 crore of turnover (Rs 4.72 billion), 13,624,407 shares and 38,861 transactions. Against its own 20-session average of Rs 4.64 billion, the index chart's traded-value series (Rs 4.90 billion today) came in -5.24%. Compared with 2026-10-14 (Rs 4.14 billion) that is a change of +14.04%. The average trade was worth Rs 121,382.
Sub-Index Performance
9 of 13 sub-indices closed higher. Finance led with +1.04% while Trading lagged at -0.56%.
| Sub-index | Close | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 2,204.84 | +22.59 | +1.04% |
| Investment | 94.90 | +0.74 | +0.79% |
| Hydropower | 3,543.32 | +22.29 | +0.63% |
| Non-Life Insurance | 9,586.33 | +52.35 | +0.55% |
| Microfinance | 4,483.20 | +17.21 | +0.39% |
| Development Bank | 5,487.56 | +19.66 | +0.36% |
| Hotels and Tourism | 6,892.47 | +18.64 | +0.27% |
| Mutual Fund | 19.60 | +0.04 | +0.20% |
| Life Insurance | 11,931.59 | +19.30 | +0.16% |
| Manufacturing and Processing | 10,574.00 | -6.89 | -0.07% |
| Banking | 1,563.07 | -2.61 | -0.17% |
| Others | 1,781.35 | -3.54 | -0.20% |
| Trading | 3,205.23 | -17.95 | -0.56% |
Banking, Hydropower and Finance
The three sub-indices in focus: Banking finished at 1,563.07 (-2.61 points, -0.17%) with an intraday range of 1,558.58 to 1,576.21; Hydropower finished at 3,543.32 (+22.29 points, +0.63%) with an intraday range of 3,513.41 to 3,548.31; Finance finished at 2,204.84 (+22.59 points, +1.04%) with an intraday range of 2,170.75 to 2,215.49.
Key Movers
The strongest closes were HEI +6.35% to 462.00, MFIL +4.44% to 800.00, RIDI +3.75% to 342.90. The steepest falls came from MMKJL -2.83% to 340.10, KAHL -2.73% to 434.70, TPKHL -2.61% to 447.00. KBL topped the volume table at 977,963 shares; by value KBL was first with Rs 23.61 crore.
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is POSITIVE, because 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 overhead, the swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,557.30 (2026-10-06). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.