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  3. NEPSE Daily Wrap (2026-05-18): Which Stocks Led the Market Today in Nepal
3 min readMay 18, 2026(Updated: May 18, 2026)

NEPSE Daily Wrap (2026-05-18): Which Stocks Led the Market Today in Nepal

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Who led NEPSE today? Price: IHL (+8.42%). Volume: SAHAS (127,066). RSI: SBL (80.0). MACD: NTC (85). Complete market leadership analysis.

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Who led NEPSE today? Price: IHL (+8.42%). Volume: SAHAS (127,066). RSI: SBL (80.0). MACD: NTC (85). Complete market leadership analysis.

Market Leaders — 2026-05-18

NEPSE closed at 2730.91, down -1.03 points (-0.04%) from the previous close of 2731.94. The index traded between 2722.67 (low) and 2741.20 (high), opening at 2737.46.

Every trading day, a few stocks define the market direction. Here are today's leaders across categories.

Price Leaders (Gainers)

SymbolCompanySectorLTPChange% ChangeVolume
IHLIngwa Hydropower LimitedHYDRO POWER438+34.008.42%46,331
BUNGALBungal Hydro LimitedHYDRO POWER627.1+37.306.32%76,742
SMJCSagarmatha Jalabidhyut Company LimitedHYDRO POWER473+15.003.28%59,445
UAILUnited Ajod Insurance LimitedNON LIFE INSURANCE455+13.102.96%8,586
BHCLBikash Hydropower Company LimitedHYDRO POWER517.6+14.502.88%27,109

Decline Leaders (Losers)

SymbolCompanySectorLTPChange% ChangeVolume
SYPNLSY Panel Nepal LimitedMANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING1474.9-55.10-3.60%47,710
PCILPalpa Cement Industries LimitedMANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING811.9-27.90-3.32%65,056
BGWTBhagawati Hydropower Development Company LimitedHYDRO POWER669-20.90-3.03%10,702
BNLBottlers Nepal (Balaju) LimitedMANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING14742.1-455.90-3.00%10
GMFBSGanapati Laghubitta Bittiya Sanstha LimitedMICROFINANCE1296-38.60-2.89%1,298

Volume Leaders

SymbolCompanySectorLTPChange% ChangeVolume
SAHASSahas Urja LimitedHYDRO POWER667+5.000.76%127,066
RSMLReliance Spinning Mills LimitedMANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING3690.1-15.90-0.43%19,875
SYPNLSY Panel Nepal LimitedMANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING1474.9-55.10-3.60%47,710
APIApi Power Company Ltd.HYDRO POWER3490.000.00%176,371
SHIVMSHIVAM CEMENTS LTDMANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING676.8+2.800.42%85,713

Technical Leaders (RSI)

  • SBL: RSI Score 80.0 (Strong/Buy) — RSI(14) 67.1937 — healthy momentum. Consider long bias.
  • USHEC: RSI Score 80.0 (Strong/Buy) — RSI(14) 58.0817 — healthy momentum. Consider long bias.
  • NABIL: RSI Score 80.0 (Strong/Buy) — RSI(14) 64.7826 — healthy momentum. Consider long bias.
  • NMFBS: RSI Score 80.0 (Strong/Buy) — RSI(14) 63.1857 — healthy momentum. Consider long bias.
  • SMH: RSI Score 80.0 (Strong/Buy) — RSI(14) 55.2212 — healthy momentum. Consider long bias.

MACD Leaders

  • NTC: MACD Score 85 (Bullish/Buy) —
  • TAMOR: MACD Score 85 (Bullish/Buy) —
  • LSL: MACD Score 85 (Bullish/Buy) —
  • NABIL: MACD Score 85 (Bullish/Buy) —
  • SANIMA: MACD Score 85 (Bullish/Buy) —

The Day's MVP

IHL leads on price (+8.42%). SAHAS leads on volume (127,066). SBL leads on RSI score (80.0). These are the stocks that moved the market today.

Key Points

  • Price leader: IHL +8.42%
  • Volume leader: SAHAS
  • RSI leader: SBL (80.0)
  • MACD leader: NTC (85)
  • Biggest decliner: SYPNL
  • Top sector: HYDRO POWER

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