NEPSE 2026-11-04: index 2,665.53 (+1.40 pts, +0.05%). 4 of 13 sub-indices rose; Others led at +6.19%. Breadth 98 up, 171 down. Read: cautiously positive.
Nepal Stock Market Today — 2026-11-04
NEPSE closed at 2,665.53, up 1.40 points (+0.05%) from the previous close of 2,664.13. Intraday the index ranged from 2,660.64 to 2,686.06 after opening at 2,668.40.
Sub-Index Performance
Sub-index scorecard: 4 of 13 higher, Others on top (+6.19%), Banking at the bottom (-0.83%).
| Sub-index | Close | Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Others | 1,914.88 | +111.59 | +6.19% |
| Trading | 3,222.44 | +35.42 | +1.11% |
| Life Insurance | 11,911.41 | +12.33 | +0.10% |
| Mutual Fund | 19.92 | +0.02 | +0.10% |
| Non-Life Insurance | 9,418.88 | -14.43 | -0.15% |
| Microfinance | 4,494.48 | -9.38 | -0.21% |
| Manufacturing and Processing | 10,594.84 | -30.30 | -0.29% |
| Development Bank | 5,527.58 | -24.44 | -0.44% |
| Investment | 93.94 | -0.43 | -0.46% |
| Hydropower | 3,643.29 | -24.93 | -0.68% |
| Hotels and Tourism | 7,043.30 | -49.94 | -0.70% |
| Finance | 2,195.39 | -18.08 | -0.82% |
| Banking | 1,588.82 | -13.24 | -0.83% |
Sector Leaders and Laggards
The strongest sub-indices were Others (+6.19%), Trading (+1.11%), Life Insurance (+0.10%). The weak spots were Banking (-0.83%), Finance (-0.82%), Hotels and Tourism (-0.70%). The best-placed scrip from each sector inside the top-20 gainers: NRIC in Others (+15.00%), SGHC in Hydro Power (+8.65%), GCIL in Manufacturing and Processing (+5.00%), SGIC in Non Life Insurance (+1.86%).
Market Breadth
Breadth read 98 advancers to 171 decliners (9 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 0.57. Put another way, 35.25% of the 278 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 358 scrips traded in total. On 2026-11-03 the count was 143 advancers to 121 decliners.
Range Context
High to low the index covered 25.42 points, 0.95% of the previous close, and settled 19.24% of the way up that span. The 20-session band is 2,557.30 to 2,712.99. The 52-week extremes are 2,501.49 (2026-09-01) and 2,969.50 (2026-03-25), so the close is -10.24% off the yearly high and +6.56% above the yearly low.
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is CAUTIOUSLY POSITIVE, because the index closed higher, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Levels to watch: the nearest swing high at 2,671.04 (2026-09-23) and support at the 2,629.22 swing low (2026-08-12). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.