NEPSE 2026-09-10: index 2,531.55 (-13.85 pts, -0.54%). 0 of 13 sub-indices rose; Life Insurance led at -0.17%. Breadth 68 up, 200 down. Read: negative.
Nepal Stock Market Today — 2026-09-10
The NEPSE index fell 13.85 points (-0.54%) to finish at 2,531.55 against a previous close of 2,545.40. The session opened at 2,544.46, printed a high of 2,546.10 and a low of 2,525.69.
Sub-Index Performance
Sub-index scorecard: 0 of 13 higher, Life Insurance on top (-0.17%), Manufacturing and Processing at the bottom (-1.14%).
| Sub-index | Close | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Insurance | 11,189.78 | -19.33 | -0.17% |
| Trading | 3,179.06 | -8.82 | -0.28% |
| Development Bank | 5,294.63 | -18.21 | -0.34% |
| Investment | 93.90 | -0.37 | -0.39% |
| Banking | 1,437.96 | -6.93 | -0.48% |
| Hotels and Tourism | 6,952.45 | -35.32 | -0.51% |
| Hydropower | 3,477.88 | -19.48 | -0.56% |
| Mutual Fund | 19.48 | -0.11 | -0.56% |
| Microfinance | 4,391.68 | -25.03 | -0.57% |
| Others | 1,783.59 | -11.60 | -0.65% |
| Finance | 2,183.58 | -14.71 | -0.67% |
| Non-Life Insurance | 9,262.31 | -73.31 | -0.79% |
| Manufacturing and Processing | 10,458.45 | -121.00 | -1.14% |
Sector Leaders and Laggards
The weak spots were Manufacturing and Processing (-1.14%), Non-Life Insurance (-0.79%), Finance (-0.67%). Among the day's top-20 gainers, the sector leaders were LEC in Hydro Power (+15.00%), ENL in Investment (+5.46%), CFCL in Finance (+4.46%), ILBS in Microfinance (+2.88%).
Market Breadth
Breadth read 68 advancers to 200 decliners (11 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 0.34. Put another way, 24.37% of the 279 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 341 scrips traded in total. The previous session (2026-09-09) had 74 advancers against 193 decliners.
Range Context
The intraday span was 20.41 points (0.80% of the prior close), with the close sitting 28.71% up from the low of the range. Over the last 20 sessions the index has spanned 2,501.49 to 2,656.54; the 52-week range is 2,469.37 (2025-10-26) to 2,969.50 (2026-03-25), leaving the close -14.75% from the 52-week high and +2.52% above the 52-week low.
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is NEGATIVE, because the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is below the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is negative. Levels to watch: the nearest swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,501.49 (2026-09-01). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.