NEPSE 2026-10-06: index 2,578.73 (+11.97 pts, +0.47%). Breadth 169 up, 95 down; turnover Rs 3.14 billion; top gainer TVCL +5.11%. Read: neutral.
NEPSE Today — 2026-10-06
NEPSE closed at 2,578.73, up 11.97 points (+0.47%) from the previous close of 2,566.76. The session opened at 2,559.20, printed a high of 2,581.58 and a low of 2,557.30.
What Moved the Index
The index gained 11.97 points. The data shows where that came from rather than why: 11 sub-indices rose and 1 fell. The largest sub-index gains by percentage were Trading (+0.82%), Banking (+0.65%), Hydropower (+0.62%). The sub-indices that closed lower were led down by Non-Life Insurance (-0.07%). The Banking sub-index closed at 1,493.43 (+0.65%). Breadth was 169 advancers to 95 decliners, so the move was broad-based.
Sector Leaders and Laggards
Leading sectors were Trading (+0.82%), Banking (+0.65%), Hydropower (+0.62%). The weak spots were Non-Life Insurance (-0.07%). Among the day's top-20 gainers, the sector leaders were TVCL in Hydro Power (+5.11%), SABBL in Development Banks (+3.77%), HATHY in Investment (+3.65%), BNT in Manufacturing and Processing (+2.78%).
Market Breadth
The advance-decline count came in at 169 up against 95 down, with 15 unchanged, for an A/D ratio of 1.78. Put another way, 60.57% of the 279 equities with a recorded change closed up, out of 359 scrips traded in total.
Banking, Hydropower and Finance
The three sub-indices in focus: Banking closed at 1,493.43 (+9.70 points, +0.65%) after ranging 1,477.60 to 1,493.56; Hydropower closed at 3,511.38 (+21.71 points, +0.62%) after ranging 3,481.30 to 3,513.93; Finance closed at 2,178.84 (+3.31 points, +0.15%) after ranging 2,169.41 to 2,188.16.
Next Session Outlook
On the rule set used here the next-session read is NEUTRAL, because the index closed higher, advancers outnumbered decliners, the close is below the 20-day average and the MACD histogram is negative. The reference levels are the nearest swing high at 2,656.54 (2026-08-13) and the nearest swing low at 2,546.69 (2026-07-14). Treat this as a summary of what the tape shows, not as advice.