NEPSE 2026-11-02: index 2,657.50 (-32.65 pts, -1.21%). 0 of 13 sub-indices rose; Hotels and Tourism led at -0.63%. Breadth 21 up, 252 down. Read: neutral.
Nepal Stock Market Today — 2026-11-02
The NEPSE index fell 32.65 points (-1.21%) to finish at 2,657.50 against a previous close of 2,690.15. The session opened at 2,690.10, printed a high of 2,691.10 and a low of 2,651.15.
Sub-Index Performance
Sub-index scorecard: 0 of 13 higher, Hotels and Tourism on top (-0.63%), Development Bank at the bottom (-1.88%).
| Sub-index | Close | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels and Tourism | 7,017.47 | -44.62 | -0.63% |
| Mutual Fund | 19.88 | -0.15 | -0.75% |
| Trading | 3,181.99 | -27.86 | -0.87% |
| Manufacturing and Processing | 10,632.33 | -97.47 | -0.91% |
| Banking | 1,593.73 | -17.34 | -1.08% |
| Hydropower | 3,656.73 | -39.95 | -1.08% |
| Microfinance | 4,497.71 | -53.11 | -1.17% |
| Investment | 94.41 | -1.37 | -1.43% |
| Life Insurance | 11,888.29 | -177.94 | -1.47% |
| Finance | 2,213.73 | -34.50 | -1.53% |
| Others | 1,803.80 | -29.60 | -1.61% |
| Non-Life Insurance | 9,423.88 | -165.30 | -1.72% |
| Development Bank | 5,548.28 | -106.44 | -1.88% |
Sector Leaders and Laggards
Lagging were Development Bank (-1.88%), Non-Life Insurance (-1.72%), Others (-1.61%). Among the day's top-20 gainers, the sector leaders were BENH in Hydro Power (+13.58%), NICA in Commercial Banks (+3.02%), UNL in Manufacturing and Processing (+2.39%), SINDU in Development Banks (+0.97%).
Market Breadth
Breadth read 21 advancers to 252 decliners (6 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 0.08. That is 7.53% of the 279 equities in the tally finishing higher; 343 scrips traded in all, including non-equity instruments. The previous session (2026-10-30) had 101 advancers against 169 decliners.
Range Context
The intraday span was 39.95 points (1.49% of the prior close), with the close sitting 15.89% up from the low of the range. Zooming out, the past 20 sessions ran from 2,557.30 to 2,712.99, while the 52-week low and high are 2,501.49 (2026-09-01) and 2,969.50 (2026-03-25); the close stands -10.51% from that high and +6.24% above that low.
Next Session Outlook
Scoring the close by fixed rules gives NEUTRAL: the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. The reference levels are the nearest swing high at 2,671.04 (2026-09-23) and the nearest swing low at 2,629.22 (2026-08-12). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.