NEPSE 2026-10-13: index 2,599.93 (+4.12 pts, +0.16%). 5 of 13 sub-indices rose; Life Insurance led at +1.78%. Breadth 104 up, 167 down. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Closing Analysis — 2026-10-13
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,599.93, a move of +4.12 points (+0.16%) on the day from 2,595.81. Intraday the index ranged from 2,589.36 to 2,600.95 after opening at 2,597.93.
Banking, Hydropower and Finance
Banking, Hydropower and Finance, taken together: Banking ended at 1,543.23, +10.65 points or +0.69%, having traded 1,532.70 to 1,543.97; Hydropower ended at 3,510.69, -15.75 points or -0.45%, having traded 3,498.57 to 3,523.94; Finance ended at 2,181.27, -6.79 points or -0.31%, having traded 2,170.03 to 2,196.77.
Financial and Hydropower Sub-Indices
Open, high, low and close for the banking-family and hydropower groups:
| Sub-index | Prev Close | Open | High | Low | Close | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banking | 1,532.58 | 1,538.08 | 1,543.97 | 1,532.70 | 1,543.23 | +0.69% |
| Development Bank | 5,400.34 | 5,400.20 | 5,412.41 | 5,369.19 | 5,403.37 | +0.06% |
| Finance | 2,188.06 | 2,181.45 | 2,196.77 | 2,170.03 | 2,181.27 | -0.31% |
| Microfinance | 4,435.14 | 4,427.44 | 4,434.53 | 4,419.26 | 4,430.76 | -0.10% |
| Hydropower | 3,526.44 | 3,523.94 | 3,523.94 | 3,498.57 | 3,510.69 | -0.45% |
Sector Leaders and Laggards
The strongest sub-indices were Life Insurance (+1.78%), Banking (+0.69%), Non-Life Insurance (+0.54%). Lagging were Hotels and Tourism (-0.58%), Others (-0.52%), Hydropower (-0.45%). The best-placed scrip from each sector inside the top-20 gainers: SMJC in Hydro Power (+12.44%), OHL in Hotels and Tourism (+3.74%), SNLI in Life Insurance (+3.17%), NBL in Commercial Banks (+2.30%).
Key Movers
Leading the gainers were SMJC +12.44% to 443.00, OHL +3.74% to 636.00, SNLI +3.17% to 416.00. The steepest falls came from SNORL -15.00% to 849.40, DLBS -12.87% to 1,097.00, KBSH -4.56% to 899.00. GHL was the most traded scrip with 1,216,448 shares, and GHL led turnover with Rs 36.48 crore.
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is NEUTRAL, because the index closed higher, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is below the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. The reference levels are the nearest swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and the nearest swing low at 2,557.30 (2026-10-06). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.