NEPSE 2026-09-16: index 2,612.42 (-21.20 pts, -0.80%). Breadth 43 up, 224 down; turnover Rs 5.39 billion; top gainer NABBC +6.37%. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Today — 2026-09-16
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,612.42, a move of -21.20 points (-0.80%) on the day from 2,633.62. The session opened at 2,635.31, printed a high of 2,639.41 and a low of 2,604.04.
What Moved the Index
The index lost 21.20 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 Life Insurance (-1.01%), Hydropower (-1.04%). The Banking sub-index closed at 1,478.89 (-0.64%). Breadth was 43 advancers to 224 decliners, so the move was broad-based.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
Under pressure were Hydropower (-1.04%), Life Insurance (-1.01%), Non-Life Insurance (-0.91%). Taking the top-20 gainers list sector by sector, the first names were NABBC in Development Banks (+6.37%), HDHPC in Hydro Power (+5.31%), KMCDB in Microfinance (+4.34%), BNL in Manufacturing and Processing (+3.59%).
Market Breadth
Breadth read 43 advancers to 224 decliners (12 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 0.19. Put another way, 15.41% of the 279 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 350 scrips traded in total.
Banking, Hydropower and Finance
Banking, Hydropower and Finance, taken together: Banking ended at 1,478.89, -9.47 points or -0.64%, having traded 1,474.50 to 1,493.07; Hydropower ended at 3,611.01, -37.97 points or -1.04%, having traded 3,599.06 to 3,657.69; Finance ended at 2,262.82, -17.51 points or -0.77%, having traded 2,249.75 to 2,295.82.
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is NEUTRAL, because the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is above the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Marking the chart: the nearest swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and below, the swing low at 2,602.39 (2026-07-01). It reflects the closing numbers only; it is not investment advice.