NEPSE 2026-09-10: index 2,531.55 (-13.85 pts, -0.54%). Breadth 68 up, 200 down; turnover Rs 4.00 billion; top gainer LEC +15.00%. Read: negative.
NEPSE Today — 2026-09-10
NEPSE closed at 2,531.55, down 13.85 points (-0.54%) from the previous close of 2,545.40. The session opened at 2,544.46, printed a high of 2,546.10 and a low of 2,525.69.
What Moved the Index
The index lost 13.85 points. The data shows where that came from rather than why: 0 sub-indices rose and 13 fell. The sub-indices that closed lower were led down by Non-Life Insurance (-0.79%), Manufacturing and Processing (-1.14%). The Banking sub-index closed at 1,437.96 (-0.48%). Breadth was 68 advancers to 200 decliners, so the move was broad-based.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
Under pressure were Manufacturing and Processing (-1.14%), Non-Life Insurance (-0.79%), Finance (-0.67%). The best-placed scrip from each sector inside the top-20 gainers: LEC in Hydro Power (+15.00%), ENL in Investment (+5.46%), CFCL in Finance (+4.46%), ILBS in Microfinance (+2.88%).
Market Breadth
The advance-decline count came in at 68 up against 200 down, with 11 unchanged, for an A/D ratio of 0.34. Put another way, 24.37% of the 279 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 341 scrips traded in total. The previous session (2026-09-09) had 74 advancers against 193 decliners.
Banking, Hydropower and Finance
Banking, Hydropower and Finance, taken together: Banking finished at 1,437.96 (-6.93 points, -0.48%) with an intraday range of 1,436.49 to 1,447.06; Hydropower finished at 3,477.88 (-19.48 points, -0.56%) with an intraday range of 3,462.21 to 3,495.37; Finance finished at 2,183.58 (-14.71 points, -0.67%) with an intraday range of 2,166.39 to 2,203.43.
Next Session Outlook
Scoring the close by fixed rules gives NEGATIVE: the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is below the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is negative. Marking the chart: resistance at the 2,656.54 swing high (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,501.49 (2026-09-01). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.