NEPSE 2026-10-02: index 2,587.25 (-11.90 pts, -0.46%). Breadth 61 up, 207 down; turnover Rs 4.29 billion; top gainer MANDU +5.45%. Read: cautious.
NEPSE Today — 2026-10-02
At the close NEPSE stood at 2,587.25, a move of -11.90 points (-0.46%) on the day from 2,599.15. Intraday the index ranged from 2,582.36 to 2,600.47 after opening at 2,592.26.
What Moved the Index
The index lost 11.90 points. The data shows where that came from rather than why: 1 sub-indices rose and 12 fell. The largest sub-index gains by percentage were Mutual Fund (+0.21%). The sub-indices that closed lower were led down by Manufacturing and Processing (-0.73%), Trading (-0.97%). The Banking sub-index closed at 1,494.47 (-0.37%). Breadth was 61 advancers to 207 decliners, so the move was broad-based.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
On the upside, Mutual Fund (+0.21%). The weak spots were Trading (-0.97%), Manufacturing and Processing (-0.73%), Hydropower (-0.65%). Among the day's top-20 gainers, the sector leaders were MANDU in Hydro Power (+5.45%), BFC in Finance (+2.29%), AVYAN in Microfinance (+1.83%), RBCL in Non Life Insurance (+1.43%).
Market Breadth
Breadth read 61 advancers to 207 decliners (11 flat), an advance/decline ratio of 0.29. Advancers were 21.86% of the 279 equities counted, on a day when 356 scrips changed hands overall. On 2026-10-01 the count was 139 advancers to 128 decliners.
Banking, Hydropower and Finance
The three sub-indices in focus: Banking finished at 1,494.47 (-5.51 points, -0.37%) with an intraday range of 1,491.57 to 1,505.26; Hydropower finished at 3,526.63 (-22.90 points, -0.65%) with an intraday range of 3,517.26 to 3,546.56; Finance finished at 2,198.99 (-5.03 points, -0.23%) with an intraday range of 2,193.00 to 2,217.41.
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is CAUTIOUS, because the index closed lower, decliners outnumbered advancers, the close is below the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is positive. Levels to watch: the nearest swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and support at the 2,546.69 swing low (2026-07-14). This is a description of the closing data, not a forecast or a recommendation.