NEPSE 2026-09-07: index 2,560.84 (+18.07 pts, +0.71%). 11 of 13 sub-indices rose; Non-Life Insurance led at +2.09%. Breadth 196 up, 79 down. Read: neutral.
Nepal Stock Market Today — 2026-09-07
The NEPSE index rose 18.07 points (+0.71%) to finish at 2,560.84 against a previous close of 2,542.77. Intraday the index ranged from 2,542.30 to 2,566.31 after opening at 2,558.37.
Sub-Index Performance
Sub-index scorecard: 11 of 13 higher, Non-Life Insurance on top (+2.09%), Finance at the bottom (-0.44%).
| Sub-index | Close | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Life Insurance | 9,484.94 | +194.24 | +2.09% |
| Manufacturing and Processing | 10,609.87 | +130.72 | +1.25% |
| Banking | 1,447.14 | +16.49 | +1.15% |
| Mutual Fund | 19.69 | +0.14 | +0.72% |
| Microfinance | 4,428.75 | +26.92 | +0.61% |
| Hydropower | 3,514.75 | +17.88 | +0.51% |
| Others | 1,804.04 | +9.03 | +0.50% |
| Life Insurance | 11,232.55 | +51.31 | +0.46% |
| Hotels and Tourism | 7,085.70 | +22.15 | +0.31% |
| Development Bank | 5,442.15 | +7.43 | +0.14% |
| Investment | 95.05 | +0.06 | +0.06% |
| Trading | 3,238.64 | -3.03 | -0.09% |
| Finance | 2,245.11 | -9.91 | -0.44% |
Sector Leaders and Laggards
The strongest sub-indices were Non-Life Insurance (+2.09%), Manufacturing and Processing (+1.25%), Banking (+1.15%). Under pressure were Finance (-0.44%), Trading (-0.09%). Taking the top-20 gainers list sector by sector, the first names were PURE in Others (+15.00%), GMFBS in Microfinance (+7.35%), SAIL in Manufacturing and Processing (+6.26%), RAWA in Hydro Power (+5.32%).
Market Breadth
Breadth read 196 advancers to 79 decliners (4 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 2.48. Put another way, 70.25% of the 279 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 352 scrips traded in total. For comparison, 2026-09-03 finished with 145 up and 124 down.
Range Context
High to low the index covered 24.01 points, 0.94% of the previous close, and settled 77.22% of the way up that span. Zooming out, the past 20 sessions ran from 2,501.49 to 2,657.44, while the 52-week low and high are 2,469.37 (2025-10-26) and 2,969.50 (2026-03-25); the close stands -13.76% from that high and +3.70% above that low.
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: NEUTRAL — the index closed higher, advancers outnumbered decliners, the close is below the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is negative. Levels to watch: overhead, the swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and support at the 2,546.69 swing low (2026-07-14). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.