NEPSE 2026-09-17: index 2,624.36 (+11.94 pts, +0.46%). Breadth 178 up, 85 down; turnover Rs 5.50 billion; top gainer DLBS +12.43%. Read: positive.
NEPSE Today — 2026-09-17
The NEPSE index rose 11.94 points (+0.46%) to finish at 2,624.36 against a previous close of 2,612.42. The session opened at 2,616.12, printed a high of 2,637.58 and a low of 2,615.69.
What Moved the Index
The index gained 11.94 points. The data shows where that came from rather than why: 11 sub-indices rose and 2 fell. The largest sub-index gains by percentage were Life Insurance (+1.08%), Hotels and Tourism (+0.85%), Hydropower (+0.64%). The sub-indices that closed lower were led down by Others (-0.04%), Investment (-0.18%). The Banking sub-index closed at 1,487.47 (+0.58%). Breadth was 178 advancers to 85 decliners, so the move was broad-based.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
The strongest sub-indices were Life Insurance (+1.08%), Hotels and Tourism (+0.85%), Hydropower (+0.64%). Lagging were Investment (-0.18%), Others (-0.04%). The best-placed scrip from each sector inside the top-20 gainers: DLBS in Microfinance (+12.43%), NABBC in Development Banks (+6.44%), MHNL in Hydro Power (+5.51%), SBL in Commercial Banks (+3.71%).
Market Breadth
Market breadth: 178 advanced, 85 declined and 16 closed unchanged among the equities traded, an advance/decline ratio of 2.09. Put another way, 63.80% of the 279 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 339 scrips traded in total. For comparison, 2026-09-16 finished with 43 up and 225 down.
Banking, Hydropower and Finance
Banking, Hydropower and Finance, taken together: Banking ended at 1,487.47, +8.58 points or +0.58%, having traded 1,481.32 to 1,491.43; Hydropower ended at 3,633.99, +22.98 points or +0.64%, having traded 3,609.07 to 3,658.36; Finance ended at 2,268.10, +5.28 points or +0.23%, having traded 2,249.80 to 2,296.83.
Next Session Outlook
Rule-based read for the next session: POSITIVE — the index closed higher, advancers outnumbered decliners, the close is above 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 support at the 2,602.39 swing low (2026-07-01). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.