NEPSE 2026-09-17: index 2,624.36 (+11.94 pts, +0.46%). Turnover Rs 5.50 billion on 51,728 transactions; SBL led by value. Breadth 178 up, 85 down.
Nepal Stock Market Closing Report — 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. On the index history's daily traded-value series (Rs 5.43 billion today) the 20-session average is Rs 4.24 billion, so the day ran +28.10% against it. Compared with 2026-09-16 (Rs 5.39 billion) that is a change of +2.04%. Each transaction averaged Rs 106,312.
Broker Net Flows
Net buying was led by Broker 58 (net Rs 14.04 crore, bought Rs 44.49 crore), Broker 33 (net Rs 6.39 crore, bought Rs 14.01 crore), Broker 61 (net Rs 4.76 crore, bought Rs 5.87 crore). Net selling was led by Broker 4 (net Rs 9.79 crore, sold Rs 19.01 crore), Broker 34 (net Rs 5.92 crore, sold Rs 21.47 crore), Broker 38 (net Rs 5.29 crore, sold Rs 16.93 crore). These are the ten brokers with the largest net positions on the aggregated floorsheet; figures are gross buy and sell values.
| Broker | Buy (Rs crore) | Sell (Rs crore) | Net (Rs crore) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 44.49 | 30.45 | +14.04 |
| 4 | 9.21 | 19.01 | -9.79 |
| 33 | 14.01 | 7.62 | +6.39 |
| 34 | 15.55 | 21.47 | -5.92 |
| 38 | 11.64 | 16.93 | -5.29 |
| 49 | 14.71 | 19.50 | -4.78 |
| 61 | 5.87 | 1.12 | +4.76 |
| 77 | 16.17 | 11.45 | +4.73 |
| 62 | 9.89 | 14.55 | -4.66 |
| 17 | 21.50 | 17.31 | +4.19 |
Top 5 by Turnover
The scrips that absorbed the most money, with their share of total turnover:
| Symbol | Company | Sector | Turnover (Rs crore) | Share | LTP | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBL | Siddhartha Bank Limited | Commercial Banks | 33.62 | 6.11% | 447.00 | +3.71% |
| SHIVM | SHIVAM CEMENTS LTD | Manufacturing and Processing | 27.27 | 4.96% | 685.50 | +1.36% |
| SOHL | Solu Hydropower Limited | Hydro Power | 23.85 | 4.34% | 671.00 | +2.76% |
| RSML | Reliance Spinning Mills Limited | Manufacturing and Processing | 17.10 | 3.11% | 2,745.00 | -2.31% |
| NRN | NRN Infrastructure and Development Limited | Investment | 14.53 | 2.64% | 1,455.00 | +1.05% |
Turnover Concentration
The top five scrips by value accounted for Rs 116.37 crore (21.16% of turnover) and the top ten for 32.18%. Within the top-20 turnover list, Hydro Power had 10 scrips worth Rs 117.33 crore, Commercial Banks had 4 scrips worth Rs 54.70 crore, Manufacturing and Processing had 2 scrips worth Rs 44.37 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. Levels to watch: resistance at the 2,656.54 swing high (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,602.39 (2026-07-01). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.