Market Leaders and Laggards March 30, 2026
With NEPSE falling 47.71 points to 2,831.39, understanding which stocks led and lagged provides actionable insight.
Stocks That Dragged NEPSE Down
Banking Heavyweights
- ADBL (Rs. 316, -2.47%): 90,606 shares traded. Major banking drag.
- KSBBL (Rs. 473.50, -3.76%): Dev bank fell sharply on 95,357 shares.
Hydropower Large-Caps
- SOHL (Rs. 675, -7.79%): Massive 402,902 volume. Single biggest market drag.
- NHPC (Rs. 301, -2.90%): 1,232,205 shares with negative close.
Manufacturing
- SONA (Rs. 452, -3.00%): Heavy 124,768 volume decline.
Stocks That Showed Strength
Hydropower Outperformers
- RIDI (Rs. 380, +0.80%): Star of the day — gaining on 1.78M shares while market crashed. Classic accumulation.
- API (Rs. 357.60, +0.45%): Positive on 1.09M shares.
- NGPL (Rs. 470, +0.64%): Green on 930K shares.
- BJHL (Rs. 526, +10.00%): Circuit hit despite crash.
- SKHL (Rs. 439.20, +9.99%): Near-circuit gainer.
Manufacturing Winner
- RSML (Rs. 2,435.80, +10.00%): Upper circuit on 2,247 shares.
Dev Bank Strength
- SAPDBL (Rs. 1,048.30, +9.83%): Strong gainer in weak sector.
Sector Leadership Analysis
- Banking: No leadership — uniform decline
- Hydropower: Split — some strong, others weak
- Manufacturing: Pocket of strength (RSML)
- Finance/Microfinance: Severe weakness — laggard
Stocks to Watch Tomorrow
- RIDI: Accumulation pattern — watch continuation
- SOHL: Dead cat bounce possible after -7.79%
- SAPDBL/RSML: Momentum could continue
- Banking majors: Recovery would signal broader market turn